![]() ![]() While best-selling devotional books offer formation through inspirational words of comfort, true Christian devotion-the formative practice of being set apart to serve-is founded on inspired words that correct.Īre the words of devotional books profitable? Some, but not all. But according to the Bible, it’s something much more. One book was “designed to help alleviate your worries as you learn to live in the peace of the Almighty God.” Others promised “words of encouragement, comfort, and reassurance of God’s unending love,” the ability to tackle life “with the wisdom and comfort of the Bible.” Another takeaway: Daily devotion involves being comforted.Īccording to the bestseller list, to be devoted is to be inspired and comforted. Among the 10 bestsellers, one offered 365 days of “inspiring, unexpected, humble teaching on grace and love that will prepare you for the day ahead.” Another provided “an inspiring Bible verse to reflect and meditate on throughout your week.” Still another promised that readers would “be inspired to activate living your life on mission.” The takeaway was clear: Daily devotion involves being inspired.īut another defining element also emerged consistently in the descriptions. Seeing it in the top spot was a reminder of how many Christians rely on daily devotions as a formative practice and how big a business devotional books have become.īut how are these resources forming us? Does a devotional yield devotion in the biblical sense?Īgain, I scanned through the descriptions for other popular devotionals on Amazon. ![]() The devotional far outshone the Bibles on the list, boasting 5,800 five-star reviews in 18 months. 1, a popular devotional guide that somehow made its way into the Bible category. 5, beat out by two children’s Bibles, an audio Bible, and at No. The NIV has been the best-selling translation in the US for decades, but on Amazon’s rankings, the translation sat at No. The last time I looked, it was the New International Version (NIV). ![]() What do Bible teachers do for fun on a Friday night? They check the Amazon lists to see which Bible translation holds the top spot. ![]()
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