El secreto de la comunion con Dios

by Matthew Henry

El cultivo de la piedad es el aspecto principal de este libro. Enseña cómo empezar el día con Dios, pasar el día con Dios y terminar el día con Dios. [A classic look at what it means to have a daily walk with God.]

Genres: Christian, Christian Living, Nonfiction, Devotional

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

Matthew Henry was an English non-conformist clergyman. Henry's well-known Exposition of the Old and New Testaments (1708–1710) is a commentary of a practical and devotional rather than of a critical kind, covering the whole of the Old Testament, and the Gospels and Acts in the New Testament.

Reviews

[Josh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good. Like many Puritans, possibly wordy at times - but also with many gems.

[Abby Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

Seen through the lenses of the means of Grace and the gospel, this is a wonderfully encouraging, practical book about prayer and resting in the Lord. Matthew Henry spends this sermon focusing on your morning with the Lord and your evening with the Lord, rising and sleeping. He talks about why you should pray specifically at those times and what you should pray about. There is much richness for the soul in this small book.
My only concern would be that someone would see this as a guide to communion with God outside the context of the Sunday gathering for preaching. This isn't a book about how much more important your personal time is than Sunday. I would also be concerned for a young beleiver to read it outside the gospel. Henry talks about living a pure life so you can sleep peaceable at night. That isn't humanly possible. We can never end a day, look back on it, and be glad we didn't sin. Only in Christ can such peace be found. I think Henry would agree with that. I think he is addressing the very practical sides of the Christian life, but without the gospel, those instructions can weigh a believer down.
As long as you hold onto those two things--means of grace and the gospel--this book is a convicting and practical guide to praying and keeping your mind on the Lord throughout your day. I found the section on waiting on the Lord very helpful in dealing with anxiety. I'm so thankful to have read this book when I did. It was a balm to my soul.

[Read1000books · Rating 3 out of 5]

Matthew Henry (1662-1714) was a minister in Britain who, although most well known for his commentary on the whole Bible, also wrote this small volume which is basically a transcription of three discourses he preached in 1712 entitled "How To Begin Every Day With God", "How To Spend The Day With God", and "How To Close The Day With God". Due to the time period in which it was written, the stilted English may at times be difficult for some readers ("burthens" = burdens, for example) but a good Websters close at hand will help. I found the third discourse to be the most helpful and the book is full of more inspirational quotations than I could list. Here are just a few: "To wait on God is to live a life of desire towards Him, delight in Him, dependence on Him, and devotedness to Him"; "...though I know not the way that He takes, He knows the way that I take"; "We cannot with safety go into the business of the day under the guilt of any sin unrepented of, or unpardoned"; "Let this be our first care, that God have no quarrel with us, nor we with Him"; "...for it is certain we do enough every day to bring us upon our knees at night"; and "though the gracious soul still desires more of God, it never desires more than God".