Title: Embraced by God - Celebrating Who and Whose You Are
Author: Babbie Mason
Publisher: Abingdon Press
ISBN: 978-1-4267-4134-0
Genre: Christian Life/Devotional
SRP: $18.95
My Thoughts
Embraced by God is a 21-day devotional designed to help you discover God’s unconditional love for you. The 21-day devotions are segmented into seven overriding themes or promises, with 3 devotions focusing on these themes.
The seven promises include:
- God’s passion for you is unconditional
- God’s picture of you is beautiful
- God’s presence in you is perpetual
- God’s provision for you is immeasurable
- God’s plan for you is exceptional
- God’s power in you is accessible
- God’s promise in you is incomparable
Each chapter is devoted to a daily devotional in which Mrs. Mason gives you four areas to reflect upon and act upon. She asks you to “Think About His Love”, “Read About His Love”, “Pray About His Love” and to “Be About His Love”.
This devotional is not like any other devotional I have come across. To me it is more like a Bible study than a devotional. I found each day’s reading and encouragement to put into practice what I had learned about God’s love that day to be quite challenging. Most devotionals I have read are more about reading and studying and learning what God has to say. This book made me think about what I was reading and made it abundantly clear that I needed to not only read and understand God’s Word, but I actually need to put it into practice.
Mrs. Mason recommends that the reader set aside the same time every day to read and reflect on each day’s devotion. Although her writing style is conversational and easy to read, the chapters are long. I had difficulty trying to treat this book as a daily devotional, going through a chapter a day. There is a lot of material being covered each day, and extending each chapter over a 2 or even 3 day period to give me time to really reflect and put into practice what is being taught, would probably work better for me.
About the Book
Embraced by God is a 21-day encounter that shares the unconditional love of God. The book contains seven promises to study, and each chapter presents four challenges by which to embrace the day. By the end of the book, Babbie hopes readers will increase their capacity to love God and to receive His love. This book is a journey of discovering what it means to be unconditionally loved, approved, accepted, forgiven, blessed, cherished, treasured, and favored by God.
The concept of the book came when Babbie, a Dove award-winning and Grammy nominated singer-songwriter and worship leader, made a discovery just a few years ago. She’d been in church her whole life, but had never truly understood that God loves her as much as He loves Jesus, and that we are all God’s favorite. That revelation changed everything, and she knew if this concept was new to her, she probably wasn’t the only one.
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About the Author
Babbie Mason is a Dove Award-winning and Grammy nominated gospel singer, songwriter, author, creator of the Embrace: A Worship Event for Women ministry, professor of songwriting at Atlanta Christian College and Lee University, and a television talk-show host. She was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame in 2010 and has appeared on numerous national television and radio programs. Babbie has been honored perform for Presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Lady Margaret Thatcher, Colin Powell, Steve Forbes among many others. Babbie performs a holiday special at Carnegie Hall every year. Babbie lives near Atlanta on a farm with her husband Charles.
Embraced by God is a 21-day encounter that shares the unconditional love of God. “If you watch what the media says as to where we should find our identity–” says Babbie, “–money, beauty, power and technology–you’ll just be confused about who you are and what your purpose is. As a culture we are trying to buy or sell what can only be administered to the soul by Jesus.”
Celebrate with Babbie by entering her Nook Tablet Giveaway and coming to her “Embraced Facebook Party {3/6}!
One beloved winner will receive:
- A Brand new Nook Tablet with Wi-Fi
- Embraced by God by Babbie Mason
- Babbie’s Embraced by God Music CD
- Babbie’s Embraced by God Note cards
Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends 3/5/12. Winner will be announced at Babbie’s “Embraced” Facebook Party on 3/6. Babbie will be hosting an evening of chat, music, laughter, and encouragement – bring your friends! She’ll also be giving away some GREAT prizes: gift certificates, books, Embraced by God music CDs and Note cards, and a book club prize pack! (Ten copies of the book for your small group or book club.)
So grab your copy of Embraced by God and join Babbie and friends on the evening of March 6th for an evening of fun.
Don’t miss a moment of the fun. RSVP today and tell your friends via FACEBOOK or TWITTER and increase your chances of winning. Hope to see you on March 6th!
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free through the LitFuse Publicity Group blog tour program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
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