Presented to: From: Devotions for Every Day of the Year Sarah Young Jesus Calling Enjoying Peace in His Presence Jesus Calling Copyright © 2004 Sarah Young All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, scanning, or any other—except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published in Nashville, Tennessee by Thomas Nelson. Thomas Nelson is a trademark of Thomas Nelson, Inc. Thomas Nelson, Inc., titles may be purchased in bulk for educational, business, fund- raising, or sales promotional use. For information, please e-mail [email protected]. Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations used in this book are from: The Holy Bible, New International Version. © 1973, 1978, 1984, International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers. Other Scripture references are from the following sources: King James Version (KJV); The Message (MSG), © 1993. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group; New King James Version (NKJV), © 1979, 1980, 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc.; Amplified ® Bible (AMP), © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.lockman.org) Cover design by Brand Navigation LLC; www.brandnavigation.com Interior design by Brand Navigation LLC; www.brandnavigation.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Young, Sarah, 1946– Jesus Calling / by Sarah Young. p. cm. ISBN 1–59145–188–4 (hardcover) 1. Devotional calendars. 2. Devotional literature, English. I. Title. BV4811.Y675 2004 242’.2—dc22 2044005474 ISBN–10: 1–5914–5188–4 ISBN–13: 978–1–5914–5188–4 Printed in China 07 08 RRD 9 8 7 6 5 4 www.thomasnelson.com I DEDICATE JESUS CALLING TO MY MOTHER, whose encouragement inspired me to persevere in writing this book. She demonstrated her appreciation of my writing in poignant ways. She kept my manuscript beside her bed, so she could read it every morning. Once, while away from her home, she even asked me to fax her the readings day by day. After she died from cancer, I found portions of my writings that she had hand-copied into a journal. This mother who had prayed me through thick and thin, including years of rebellion, opened her heart fully to my devotional writing. Her oft-expressed desire to write children’s books never came to fruition. But there is a sense in which she has written—through me—this book. THANK YOU, NANI! YOUR LEGACY LIVES ON. Contents Introduction January January 1 January 2 January 3 January 4 January 5 January 6 January 7 January 8 January 9 January 10 January 11 January 12 January 13 January 14 January 15 January 16 January 17 January 18 January 19 January 20 January 21 January 22 January 23 January 24 January 25 January 26 January 27 January 28 January 29 January 30 January 31 February February 1 February 2 February 3 February 4 February 5 February 6 February 7 February 8 February 9 February 10 February 11 February 12 February 13 February 14 February 15 February 16 February 17 February 18 February 19 February 20 February 21 February 22 February 23 February 24 February 25 February 26 February 27 February 28 February 29 March March 1 March 2 March 3 March 4 March 5 March 6 March 7 March 8 March 9 March 10 March 11 March 12 March 13 March 14 March 15 March 16 March 17 March 18 March 19 March 20 March 21 March 22 March 23 March 24 March 25 March 26 March 27 March 28 March 29 March 30 March 31 April April 1 April 2 April 3 April 4 April 5 April 6 April 7 April 8 April 9 April 10 April 11 April 12 April 13 April 14 April 15 April 16 April 17 April 18 April 19 April 20 April 21 April 22 April 23