Perhaps you know Mesu Andrews as the author of best-selling, award-winning biblical fiction, but in Deep-O-Tionals: Devotions with Depth, readers are invited to discover the roots of Mesu's writing strength. From her earliest days as a young mother seeking daily guidance from the Scriptures to her current journey as a grandmother finding inspiration in God's Word, Mesu has always been a lover of the Bible. Readers are invited to share in her real, raw, and refining journey with the One who calls us all to dive deep into life with Him.Few of us have hours to study Scripture or find insight with our limited understanding of God's Word. Deep-O-Tionals: Devotions with Depth presents Bible study details in conversational content. The resulting daily devotional studies combine in-depth looks at short Scripture passages with real-life applications of spiritual truth. Each lesson includes an introductory story that touches the heart, the day's full Bible text with commentary to teach the mind, and a heartfelt suggested prayer to transform the life. Bonus material called, Sheep Going Deep, provides extra Biblical content for the Good Shepherd to lead those seeking deeper study. This volume, Deep-O-Tionals -- Genesis: Part 1, covers the first twenty chapters of Genesis, beginning with the story of creation and moving through the painful fall toward God's plan of redemption. Familiar stories about the flood, humanity's early attempts to form civilization with the tower of Babel, and God scattering people across the earth sets the stage for the introduction of a new kind of covenant. One man, Abram/Abraham, and his wife Sarai/Sarah are chosen to be one family who will bring one promised child into the world to bless all nations. This volume concludes just prior to the birth of Isaac and foreshadows the life and sacrifice of the One whose miraculous birth millennia in the future will become the ultimate redemptive blessing to all of humanity.