Just like a cup o' coffee, we need our daily dose of God's Word in the morning!

Review done by The Tickled Diva

Book: Morning Manna

Author: R. Chris Hanks

Publisher: Deep River Books

Being kind, thoughtful, giving and encouraging comes easy for most Christians. But ask them what area needs the most improvement and they will most likely answer, “I'd like to spend more time in God's Word and praying.” As the clock ticks, and the years go by, there sits our Bible; used seldom, but thought of often.

Morning Manna will give your Bible that worn and tattered look you've always wanted. One that says, “I've been read, and I was good!” Taking you through the Bible in one year and camping on scriptures, (some of which are overlooked), Pastor Chris Hanks brings new devotions to chew on each day from the Word. Morning Manna--it's food for the soul!

Book Synopsis:

Morning Manna is a daily devotional reading covering the Bible from Genesis to Revelations. The reader will have studied the Bible in depth from cover to cover. Morning Manna is a great resource for prayer time, devotion, research and studying the scriptures. Great resource for Bible Study topics, Sermons, Sunday School lessons or general knowledge of the Scriptures.

My Thoughts:

First, I like the design of the book and the colors. I love the look and feel of the book, which is really smooth unlike other books I've read. 

If your desire is to learn more about the scriptures from the Bible or to start a morning devotion and prayer time then this is the book for you. Just as some people need to start the day with a cup of coffee or they can't function, we as Christians should begin our day with devotion and prayer time. 

Our heart's desire should be to study the scriptures and meditate on God's Word on a daily basis. The day should not start until we have had prayer and quiet time. Each lesson includes a Daily Bible Reading, Today's Verse, Brief overview of the scriptures and Topics for specific word devotion.

I must admit I don't always get to have my prayer and quiet time like I should everyday with my very early risers. However, Morning Manna is one of the many devotional tools and resources that I have available to me to continue to grow, mature and meditate on the Word of God. I have found from my own personal experience that when I do study God's Word I have a renewed sense of peace and I can endure and function a lot better than not having read or studied. I know you will enjoy this great devotional as I have.

For more information about Morning Manna or to purchase the book, visit www.deepriverbooks.com

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book for review courtesy of Bring it On Communications in exchange for my honest opinion. I was not compensated in any way. All thoughts and opinions expressed were solely my own.

Morning Manna

Morning Manna

That is the title of one of the books I was recently sent to review.

I love it.

It is simple, full of deep daily study and a great reading plan.

I love the title. God's Word should be our morning manna. It is spirit food for our day that only God can provide.

Oh, we can try to fill that spiritual longing with other things but only God's Word will truly feed us and make us healthy in Him.

I was so excited to start this devotional/Bible study because I just recieved an Archeological Bible for a present and these two books go hand in hand. I have really enjoyed digging into my daily devotions each day!

You could use Morning Manna for your personal study or a Bible study or Sunday School class. Each day's lesson is full of scripture and wonderful truths about the daily reading.

I look forward to using this book often!

I was also sent The Missionary to review. I have to admit that I chose this book with my husband in mind. Anything that says, "unimaginable nightmare of espionage ending in a desperate, life-or-death gamble to flee the country" screams a book my husband would love. He hasn't read it yet, but I know he will.

I saw him eyeing it while I was reading. Well, I kind of taunted him and said something like, "You are going to love this book."

I, on the other hand, usually enjoy more of a heart-warming and inspiring story. Something with a little romance mixed in. This book was more on-the-edge suspense than I'm normally up for but the writing was well done and the characters well developed. It really is a great story and is one that will make you think about what you would do. Truly a "roller-coaster read that will keep your adrenaline rushing!"

Yeah... that sounds like my husband, doesn't it?

Thanks to Bring It On! Communications for sending me these books to review!

Morning Manna by R. Chris Hanks

About the book from Deep River Books:

Being kind, thoughtful, giving and encouraging comes easy for most Christians. But ask them what area needs the most improvement and they will most likely answer, “I’d like to spend more time in God’s Word and praying.” As the clock ticks, and the years go by, there sits our Bible; used seldom, but thought of often.

Morning Manna will give your Bible that worn and tattered look you’ve always wanted. One that says, “I’ve been read, and I was good!” Taking you through the Bible in one year and camping on scriptures, (some of which are overlooked), Pastor Chris Hanks brings new devotions to chew on each day from the Word. Morning Manna–it’s food for the soul!

All our help, strength and wisdom come from the Word,
but you have to read it to benefit from it.

My Opinion:

I’ve always enjoyed the saying if your Bible is falling apart then your life isn’t, or something to that affect anyway.  In this day in age where having a Bible is easy to do and most of us have more than one on our shelves and night stands, it’s harder for them to get tattered but then again we’re busier and most of time doesn’t go into our Bible’s.

With Morning Manna there is one main Scripture reading but as you continue through the devotion it’ll have you turning to other passages to bring home the topics for that day.  At the end of the reading the list of topics are given such as church, feeding, leadership, pastors and provisions.  I like that you can, at a glance see what it is you’ll be delving into on a particular day. 

If your looking for a devotion that can get you through the year and really has you digging into the Word then you may just want to check out Morning Manna and just maybe you’ll end up with that tattered Bible!

**I was provided a copy of this book from Bring It On Communications in exchange for my honest review, no other compensation was given.

Morning Manna by R. Chris Hanks |{book review}

Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Deep River Books (December 24, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1935265393
ISBN-13: 978-1935265399

What a wonderful devotional Morning Manna by R. Chris Hanks truly is! This book is written in a simple easy to understand format using the New King James Bible as reference to the scriptures to help it’s reader dig deeper through the Word of God.
I’m amazed with how easy it is to read this book.  It takes you through the entire Bible from Genesis to Revelation without skipping around in a years time!  Note that I can’t say that about a lot of other devotional books. Each day you’ll sit down and read the required Bible Reading, the focused on verse found in the reading, and then the authors thoughts on the daily reading.  At the end of each devotion, it list the topics previously discussed in  which can be cross referenced in the back of the book. Having the topics there makes it easy for the reader to look up other devotions based on a certain theme.

I am getting a lot out of this devotional and would recommend it to those yearning to understand the truths and promises of God. This book I guarantee will encourage, inspire, and leave you hungry for more!

Morning Manna: A devotional help and Bible study guide for the pulpit and the pew can be purchased for  as little as $11.51 on Amazon.