Christian writing groups often challenge their members to compose individual devotions all based on the same scripture passage. Without fail, the exercise results in as many different messages as there are members at the table. Why is that?

Often believers who know the Bible well, will report that one day a familar verse jumped off the page with richer meaning. Why is that?

Devotion writer, Helene Kuoni believes Biblical nuggets of truth - "gems" if you will - are multifaceted. (See Proverbs 1:5-6, TLB.) Each person reads the passage in light of their life experiences. The Bible speaks truth, but tell the story of Noah's Ark to a child and to an adult, and different aspects of the story will resonate with each. It all depends on the maturity of their faith.

God's word does not change. Over time people grow in their understanding.

This volume of personal-experience devotions and essays is the work of a writer who desires to grow closer to the Lord. Her hope is that this compilation encourages others to embark on that same glorious path.

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