“A Place Of Quiet Rest” by Nancy Leigh DeMoss. I have it and love it. It has really made my strongly desire getting in the Word daily. Here is a meaningful story found in it’s pages.
“Margaret Nikol remembers vividly what it was like not to have access to a bible. A concert violinist, Margaret grew up in Bulgaria under one of Communism’s most repressive regimes. Though her Father was a pastor, he did not own a Bible. When she was a little girl, the Communists confiscated virtually all Bibles in the country.
However, an elderly woman in Margaret’s town managed to hold on to one Bible, which became a treasure shared by all believers in the town – literally. Each page was distributed one by one. Margaret felt blessed to receive one page that included Genesis 16 and 17 – a page she cherished and diligently studied. Her brother, a pastor in Bulgaria, had as his sole “library” a couple of pages from the Bible that he had copied by hand.
When Margaret was in her mid-thirties, she was exiled to the United States. Shortly after she arrived in America, some newfound friends asked what she would like for Christmas. Margaret didn’t have to think long. More than anything else, she wanted a Bible.
Margaret describes the day her friends took her to a Christian bookstore to make the purchase. It was the very first time she had ever seen a complete Bible: “There were red ones and black ones and green ones and blue ones and brown ones – every size, every shape – Bibles everywhere!” Overwhelmed by the sight, the thirty-seven-year-old woman stood in aisle of that bookstore and “wept and wept and wept for joy!” “
I highly recommend this book to anyone who desires deeper “intimacy with God through a daily devotional life”.
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I also recommend this book, I have an autographed copy that I received at one of Nancy’s retreats. I have read it several times. Always get something new…
Love getting you letters
Comment by Grandma on November 30th, 2006 @ 7:31 amWow!! Great Story!! Where’d you get it?
I was wondering about the quote in your e-mail, did it come from the song “Come to Jesus” by Chris Rice? Because it looks a lot like the words in that song!!!!
Well should be going!!
In Christ,
Hannah
Awesome book! Makes you see devotions in a whole different way. Check out the different books by this author. They are really good. By the way, I am a friend of Taylor Wolf, from Verity. My name is Jana Bechtel. You have an awesome heart for reaching out to others. May God continue to be your inspiration!
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I’ve done a Bible study from Ms. DeMoss and loved it. I saw this book the other day and was wondering if it was good. I’m so glad that I found your blog- now I know that this IS a great book!! Thank you!!
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Comment by Mrs. U on November 29th, 2006 @ 9:37 pmMrs. U
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