Be devoted to God with your heart and your mind. Do you look to devotional books for guidance as you seek to focus your heart on the Lord each day? If you do, you know that too often devotional material fails to engage the mind in addition to the heart. Touching stories replace the very source of lasting encouragement and strength we need each day-the truth of the Word of God. But this is never true of Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones's writing. Walking with God Day by Day offers brief daily devotionals that engage the mind and the heart. You will not just find spiritual nourishment in its pages; you will learn about God and the great themes of the Bible. Robert Backhouse has compiled excerpts from choice passages in the writings of Dr. Lloyd-Jones according to monthly themes. By reading this devotional, you will grow in your understanding of God and learn to apply the truth of His Word day by day.
David Martyn Lloyd-Jones was a Welsh Protestant minister, preacher and medical doctor who was influential in the Reformed wing of the British evangelical movement in the 20th century. For almost 30 years, he was the minister of Westminster Chapel in London. Lloyd-Jones was strongly opposed to Liberal Christianity, which had become a part of many Christian denominations; he regarded it as aberrant. He disagreed with the broad church approach and encouraged evangelical Christians (particularly Anglicans) to leave their existing denominations. He believed that true Christian fellowship was possible only amongst those who shared common convictions regarding the nature of the faith.
Overall these are not great daily devotionals. Reading several in a row makes me suspect MLJ’s books and sermons are probably very good, but chopped up into these bite size bits turns gold into brass. That they were not made for this format is apparent.
One of the Best One Year devotionals I have ever done!
This was one of the first experiences I’ve had with Martin Lloyd-Jones. I will probably do this one again as I know I didn’t get everything that was in it. Highly recommended!
I love just about anything Martyn Lloyd-Jones. This devotional book is well put together and I like that it is separated by topics - this way we get more impact of what MLJ had to say on a given topic. It was usually a ton! I would read it again and again.
I found this to be VERY dry reading. The were occasional bouts of great insight, but overall it was quite the slog to get through. I imagine reading his longer works would be easier, as his flow of thought would be unbroken.