Wordless Book

Have you ever heard of the wordless book?  As a child it was just that, a book without words arranged with certain colours and my parents would sing a song as they turned the pages. (Black, Red, White, Gold, Green)
"My heart was black with sin, until the Saviour came in.
His precious blood I know, has washed me white as snow.
And in God's Word I'm told, I'll walk the streets of gold.
To grow in Jesus each day, I'll read my Bible and pray."

I don't know who created this book or the song, but it's a favourite of mine and my children to.
As I was thinking of all the wonderful scripture I could use with this,  I was compelled to use this verse in John, because to me it's the gospel in a nutshell so to speak.  I have used this wonderful word art of this verse shared by Karen at Papercraft Memories.  I have been blessed to get to know Karen through her blog and learn what touches her heart as she creates each piece of scripture word art! I encourage you to pop over to see her HERE.
If you noticed on the card, there is one other colour that I've added. YELLOW.  There is another song that my family used to sing when I was young and that was the crayon song.  My children love it to.  Yet again, I don't know the author, but it's a song that both comforts and challenges me.  It goes like this.

"When I was just a little child, no higher than my knee.
My Mother bought a box of crayons, just for me.
Well I picked it up and opened it up and looked way down inside.
And the colours they reminded me of Jesus when he died.

Red is the colour of the blood that he shed.
Brown is the crown that they laid upon his head.
Blue is for royalty that in him did it dwell.
And yellow is for the christian who's afraid to tell.

Well I coloured and I coloured till the crayons were all gone
And though I am much older now, the colours linger on.

Red is the colour of the blood that he shed.

Brown is the crown that they laid upon his head.

Blue is for royalty that in him did it dwell.

And yellow is for the christian who's afraid to tell."

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth: to the Jew first and also to the Greek." -Romans 1:16

This is my prayer.  That this may be said of me.  

I am also sharing this over at Word Art Wednesday.  A wonderful place to share scripture and encouragement!