Marty Machowki brings another unique "upside down" devotional for families

 

For families looking for a resource to help them focus on the true meaning of the Christmas season, best-selling author Marty Machowski is releasing a new family devotional. Promises Made Promises Kept (New Growth Press) shows families how the birth and life of Jesus fulfilled God’s Old Testament promises of a Savior. Following the same format as Machowski’s popular Easter devotional Darkest Night Brightest Day, this “upside-down” book includes fourteen Bible stories. Families will begin the week before Christmas (on December 18) with the first side, Promises Made which has seven stories that explore the Old Testament prophecies of the coming Messiah. On Christmas Day, they will flip the book over and continue by reading Promises Kept with seven more stories that vividly illustrate how Jesus’s life, death, and resurrection and the beginning of the church fulfill God’s promises.‌  Written for families with preschool and grade school children, Machowski weaves the promises and fulfillments together into one harmonized story that will deepen the family’s faith in God’s power and control over all of history and their lives too. Each story also includes questions for the family to discuss together. This beautiful hardback book, illustrated by Phil Schorr, is sure to become a treasured family favorite to be used every Christmas as a reminder of how God keeps his promises to his people.