Pearls of Great Price: Find Spiritual Treasures to Enrich Your Life Each Day of the Year

by Joni Eareckson Tada

Joni Eareckson Tada wants to help you become rich in faith and wealthy in hope. Some people focus on material treasures, but Joni reminds you that life’s true gems come from God―priceless pearls that are worth everything to purchase … and own.In the tradition of Diamonds in the Dust and More Precious Than Silver comes this book, Pearls of Great Price. Written by a remarkable woman who has known firsthand God’s faithfulness in the midst of indescribable difficulties, these 366 inspiring new devotions, each filled with Joni’s signature storytelling, will touch your soul like a genuine pearl―rare, beautiful, and precious.To wake up each morning is, for Joni, to need the Lord Jesus desperately and to feel his blessing. And she yearns to help you grasp this blessing for yourself. Not a day breaks when she doesn’t cling to God, asking for a fresh touch from heaven as well as a fresh view on his Word. It’s the reason for her life. It’s the reason why she writes. Pearls of Great Price so clearly depicts Joni’s passion.Allow these 366 meditations to uncover a wealth of promise, of eternal truths waiting to transform the events of your life into opportunities to catch and reflect God’s glory. Featuring Joni’s own beautiful line drawings, Pearls of Great Price will open your eyes and your heart to an abundance of blessings.

Genres: Devotional, Christian, Christian Non Fiction, Christianity, Faith

416 pages, Hardcover

First published October 31, 2006

About the author

Joni Eareckson Tada is an American evangelical Christian author, radio host, artist, and founder of Joni and Friends, an organization "accelerating Christian ministry in the disability community".

Reviews

[LAMONT D · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just like with her devotional entitled "A Spectacle of Glory: God's Light Shining through Me Every Day" (among others), this one is just as good and meaningful and would make a great gift. As I mentioned before about Joni, her thoughts and comments usually resonate with me on a daily basis. She presents a scripture each day and then gives you commentary or quotes someone else that relates to the scripture/theme ending with an application and a brief prayer. At the end is the index of all the scripture references used and their corresponding date. As she mentions in the beginning, this devotional in part came out of a season of great pain and hardship like none other. These painful experiences produced a precious gem because of God's grace in her life. She is the best!

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Insights from a hero who knows her heroics come from the Saviour Jesus. Gentle reminders and challenges, and words of comfort, this book is a huge encouragement to me. You will fall a bit more in love with God through reading it.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this daily devotional by Joni Eareckson Tada. In this book, she gently reminds us that our true "gems" come from God. Each reading draws us to God's Word and His promises. Joni provides encouragement and challenges us, in our daily walk with the LORD.

[Tonya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another great author

[Wendy Kienbusch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great devotional

I gleaned a lot from this little book. Sometimes it was conviction, sometimes encouragement. I will be doing it again this year.

[Cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Her entries are timeless and eternal!

We should all emulate her views on suffering.

[Lillena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good morning devotional.

Joni talks about things that all can relate to. I have followed her since I was a teen. You'll enjoy.

[Carla Peele · Rating 1 out of 5]

While I found some of the passages uplifting, for the most part I found the author to be quite negative, judgmental, and self-righteous, even flat-out saying in several passages that her handicap made her a better Christian than able-bodied people, because if you're healthy, you WILL take God for granted. That's unfair and untrue. I also took issue with the fact that she said flat-out in one passage that if you are in a dead-end, loveless marriage, ending that marriage will damn your soul. That's... while I've never been through a divorce, I do not judge those that have due to unhappiness. I was not looking for something judgmental, self-righteous, putting-yourself-on-a-pedestal-above-all-"lower beings" type of book. I want ones that connect to my life, that help me feel more connected to God and that make me feel uplifted afterwards. Not... angry.

[Brent Soderstrum · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good devotional with a combination of personal stories and Biblical teachings.

[Doris Osgood · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the daily readings in this devotional sharings of pain, thankfulness and joy in any situation.

[Sandy Gary · Rating 4 out of 5]

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