Day by Day We Magnify You: Daily Readings for the Entire Year, Revised Edition

by Marshall D. Johnson, Martin Luther

Experience a deeper Christian walk with this classic 365-day devotional by Martin Luther that follows the church calendar. This profound collection of rich devotions based on the writings of Martin Luther is beautifully offered in a durable soft cover with a sturdy cover and flaps making it a perfect bedside devotional or gift. Themes of grace, redemption, justice, compassion and truth are all drawn from Martin Luther's sermons and other works. The year-long collection of Christian readings are arranged according to the church year and organized under a central theme for each week. In addition to each devotion, a Bible verse and prayer or quotation to ponder are included for each day. Select readings for Thanksgiving, the Feast of the Reformation, and a Day of Penitence are interspersed accordingly.

Genres: Nonfiction, Religion, Devotional, Christianity, Faith, Theology

440 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1950

Reviews

[Eric]

Annually eager to find good daily devotional resources, I decided this year to dive into Martin Luther. This book, following the liturgical year, provided a daily verse and reflection which came from one of Luther's many and various writings, followed by a simple concluding prayer for the day. If one wasn't familiar with Luther's understanding of theology and the centrality of Jesus Christ, you would be by the time you got to December 31. Some of Luther's perspective might be a little hard for readers to receive in our modern time, yet other passages spoke so very loud and clear to people who seek to follow Christ in the 21st century. May days now feature sticky notes which I have placed on passages which spoke directly to me. And, I suspect, I will again use this book as a daily resource in a coming year. I would highly recommend this as a devotional resource to anyone who seeks to walk the challenging road of discipleship.

[Lou Florio]

I found this a helpful guide over the last year. Luther always has some sharp insights, but remember he was a man of his time. Some of his writings might not resonate with those who aren’t versed in Church history and theology - especially Reformation issues or Lutheranism. As a pastor, I found it often a helpful resource to help me prepare for Sunday’s. It’s a helpful format to reconsider his writings without being a scholar, and it serves well for daily meditation following the liturgical year.

[Tim Olson]

Excellent daily devotion...

[Jose-Luis La Torre-Cuadros]

Wonderful devotional readings following the church years. I used it with my daily prayer practice.

[Teresa]

A gift from my dad. I enjoyed going through this with him and sharing our thoughts. Finished a bit early to make room for an advent devotional.

[Joni]

A classic devotional that covers the entire church year with special prayers for holy days. Beautiful, succinct and deeply uplifting; these short gems that include scripture verses will uplift, comfort and guide a reader seeking faith based direction and maturity.

[Melanie]

This book has been my bedtime read every night for the last two years. Writings are short and taken from a wide variety of Luther's works, many that I had never encountered in his more widely read writings/sermons. In this book we sit down with a father, brother, pastor, and fellow sufferer in the Christian faith and we are given words of law that cut to the deepest parts of the heart's hidden sins, and then washed with the fountains of living water of grace as Luther endears us not to himself, as so many modern theologians like to do, but to Christ. This one earns a permanent place in the family library.

[Ruth Meyer]

Luther has such beautiful insights, and each day’s reading is short enough to finish in less than five minutes. Excellent choice for a daily through-the-year devotional.