I was at a prayer-for-missions training back in '13 (called "School of Prayer for All Nations), and we were given a copy of Face to Face Volume 1. While I haven't come up with an island list of books, definitely Volume 1 and possibly Volume 2 would be on the list.
"Face to Face Volume One: Praying the Scriptures for Intimate Worship" is my favorite devotional book. It is desired for a 90 day reading. Each of the three months have 31 readings. The goal of that is that you have something to read each day.
Each of those days are divided into 8 parts of prayer:
- Adoration (praise to God).
- Confession of sin
- Renewal
- Petition (includes a paragraph for deeper prayer, with seven variations).
- Intercession (includes a paragraph for deeper prayer, with seven variations).
- Affirmation.
- Thanksgiving.
- Closing Prayer.
Each of these sections include usually two passages (sometimes three). I love it because it is focused on praying Scripture, which Boa uses his own translation for, worded for it to be a prayer from us to God.
Of course, this gave me interest in "Face to Face Volume Two: Praying The Scriptures for Spiritual Growth." It has several similarities - being designed for 3 months, and being solely Scripture. However, this volume is more focused on Spiritual character. The readings are divided into 5 areas:
- The Attributes of God.
- The Works of God.
- My Relationship to God.
- The Character I Want to Cultivate.
- My Relationship to Others.
The readings for Volume 1 are longer than Volume 2: 3-4 pages and 2-3 pages respectively (probably because of the number of sections). There are a lot of verses (probably the majority) that are in both Volumes.
These can be read separately (Volume 1 for the first three months, Volume two for the next quarter). Recently I read Volume 1 in the morning and Volume 2 in the evening.
I usually end a review on whether I recommend the book or not. If it isn't obvious, I highly recommend both Volumes, and especially the first.
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