The Jesus Storybook Bible

My favorite book to read to Hunter is the Jesus Storybook Bible. This Bible highlights several biblical stories and has great illustrations to go with each. My favorite part is that every story intentionally points to Christ. I highly recommend this book to everyone who has children. Even though my child cannot understand this yet, my prayer daily is that he will grow to understand. I look forward to the day he comes to faith in our Savior.

We are still on the Old Testament. Today, I read to Hunter about the Good Shepherd, David. The vignette is based mostly on his Psalms. I am struck by how this Bible paraphrased Psalm 23. We have all heard this passage, but this rendering helped me to see it afresh. Here it is:

God is my Shepherd
And I am his little lamb.

He feeds me
He guides me
He looks after me.
I have everything I need.

Inside my heart is very quiet.
As quiet as lying still in soft green grass
In a meadow
By a little stream.

Even when I walk through the dark, scary, lonely places
I won't be afraid
Because my Shepherd knows where I am.

He is here with me
He keeps me safe
He rescues me

He makes me strong
And brave.

He is getting wonderful things ready for me
Especially for me
Everything I ever dreamed of!

He fills my heart so full of happiness
I can't hold it all inside.

Wherever I go I know
God's Never Stopping
Never Giving Up
Unbreaking
Always and Forever
Love
Will go, too!
--Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones