Devouring the Word of God

A little over a week ago, I heard about the Illuminated Scripture Journals from Crossway. These books have the Scripture on the left hand page (ESV) and lightly dotted blank pages on the right, perfect for writing or drawing or however you best interact with Scripture. (There are also the same journals with plain black covers where the right hand pages are lined.)

The Illuminated Scripture Journals have beautiful covers, and each cover represents something within the book itself. Inside, the book names and chapter numbers are gold, matching the gold on the covers. There are individual journals for every book of the Bible, with the exception of a few really short ones; those are combined (i.e. 1-3 John).

I bought the book of Psalms and the entire set of the New Testament journals. (I believe you can find all of the individual journals on Amazon.)

The Psalms Illustrated Scripture Journal



The New Testament set

While I love to Bible art journal, I bought these journals to write my thoughts and prayers in as I work through the Scriptures. It’s possible that more artistic entries will find there way onto these pages, but I anticipate that these journals will be more words than anything else. I want them to help me go deep and gain new understanding.

For most of my Christian life, I’ve been writing teeny-tiny notes in the narrow margins of my study Bible. I’m excited to think what I might glean from the Scriptures with so much room to write out my meditations. (Did you know the Hebrew word that is translated “meditate” can mean devour, like a lion eating its prey? I want to devour God’s word like a ravenous lion!)

Have you heard about these journals? How would you put them to use?

~robin