Daily Light on the Daily Path

I did receive a version of The Daily Light BUT it was NOT the one pictured! The one pictured is the edition I actually paid for but did not receive!

I lovingly sent this, my lifelong favorite book other than the Bible, to my dear friend 3K miles away. She said thanks for the little booklet! Sent me a photo. I was so disappointed. A $2.99 sticker is slapped on the cover of my $6 gift and it's far smaller than I thought it would be. Even had "abridged classics" on the cover. Not at ALL my expectation. Ugh. Wasted my money. Embarrassing gift.

Excellent devotional book which I personally use every day.I ordered three copies for Christmas presents for others.

Daily Light on the Daily Path has served for centuries as a wonderful, uplifting morning and evening devotional. In the 1800s, Samuel Bagster would lead his family in morning and evening devotions (something all too lacking in most contemporary households) by compiling scripture references along central themes. His son Jonathan, remembering the power of his father's devotions, published the compiled verses years later as Daily Light on the Daily Path. Originally in the King James Version, Crossway has now published an edition using the English Standard Version, whose accuracy and literary beauty do justice to the original, and whose readability brings the 19th century classic into the 21st century. I was initially highly skeptical about using this work as a means of daily devotion. I have never been one in favor of taking verses out of their immediate context. However, Bagster's work is a marvel. It is an inspirational work that carefully compiles the selections so that they are harmonized, yet their original intent is not lost. He made sure, as a good father should, to not twist the scriptures to his own meaning, but represent them to his family as they were meant to be read all along. In some ways, it is not unlike using your bible's cross-reference system as a means of daily reading. The carefully selected verses around central themes are an enrichment, letting Scripture speak to Scripture. I have found this book to be just the start I need in the morning to begin my day in a mode of worship, as well as an equally positive reflection after a day of joy or toil. Now incorporating the ESV (my personal favorite for devotion, study, teaching, and preaching), Daily Light continues to serve the Christian in the beginning and end of his or her day in the Lord. This ranks alongside Charles H. Spurgeon's Morning and Evening and John Piper's Taste and See in my favorite devotional books, but Daily Light will always have a particularly special place for being exclusively and beautifully rendered in Scripture itself.

A morning and evening collection of verses around a central theme. I like it because it is well thought out. And I can be quickly edified while I'm waiting for the morning coffee to kick in so I can have my regular quiet time. :-)

I needed a quick way to read the Bible in the mornings before my day started. I have more time for deeper, lengthier Bible studies during afternoon naptimes and after the kids are asleep at night...but in the mornings, my time is limited. The way the Scripture is broken into themes/topics is wonderful. The translation is beautiful and true to the original (from what I've researched and read about it), and the book is just the right size to sit onto a side table or nightstand. Cannot recommend this enough!

An excellent update to a timeless classic---especially for those of us in the Reformed or Lutheran traditions.