ISBN: 978-1-4000-7481-5
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
Treasured: Cigar boxes. Refrigerator doors. Scrapbooks and sock drawers and top shelves. These are the places we store our treasures–the keepsakes that tell the story of whom and what we’ve loved, how we’ve lived, and what matters most to us.God is a collector, too, whose treasures are tucked securely into the pages of his book: a golden bell here, an olive leaf there, a scarlet thread, a blood-stained cloth, a few grains of barley. Each of these saved artifacts reveals a facet of his heart and tells the story of a Father whose most precious possession is…us.
In Treasured, Leigh McLeroy considers tangible reminders of God’s active presence and guides us in discovering evidence in our own lives of his attentive love.
In Treasured, Leigh McLeroy considers tangible reminders of God’s active presence and guides readers in discovering evidence in their own lives of his attentive love.
“The idea for the book came from a cigar box filled with odds and ends of my grandfather’s life that arrived a few months after his death. Sifting through the objects in the box, I experienced him in a fresh new way. This made me wonder what treasures might be tucked away in Scripture that could frame God for me in an equally intimate, tangible way. This process also helped me uncover my own “treasures” of my walk with the Lord: objects that remind me of my history with him and his faithfulness to me,” says McLeroy.
Drawn from the pages of Scripture, the author considers twelve such treasures and personalizes their meaning for readers, such as a green olive branch that offers proof of God’s “new every morning” mercy and a scarlet cord that demonstrates his willingness to adopt “strays” of every sort.
Weaving these treasures together with scenes from her personal history, Leigh McLeroy invites readers to discover God’s heart for them and embrace their unique role in his redemptive story. Treasured offers readers a guided experience of God’s love and character and invites them to consider their own treasures that point to their part in God’s ongoing story.
MY REVIEW:
This is a beautiful book that would make a lovely gift and to me was really ideal for a Bible study, by yourself or in a group. Easy to read but with wonderful insight into parts of the Bible that get passed over a lot. Leigh really brings some amazing insight into some simple things... a fig leaf, Abraham's knife, a scarlet cord, one smooth stone... 12 different items that God might have kept in His keepsake box that other people might not have understood from the outside. Incredible and eyeopening.
Author Bio:
*I'd like to thank Ashley at Multnomah Books, a division of Random House for my copy of Treasured. To learn more about this and other Random House books visit http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400074815
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