Featuring the verse-numbering system unique to <i>The Message</i>, this compact edition is perfect for today’s busy Christian. Fitting comfortably in a briefcase, purse, or backpack, <i>The Message</i> compact edition can easily be taken anywhere for any ministry purpose. Take it on business trips, on visits to the hospital, to school, or to work.<br/><br/>Written in everyday English—how people speak in their homes and in the workplace—<i>The Message</i> will bring more understanding and meaning to the Scriptures. Passages that seem familiar will come alive. <i>The Message</i> can help readers “Read. Think. Pray. Live.”