Nearer Heaven: 31 daily devotionals for the deepening of spiritual life

by John Baird, Paul Martin (Editor)

This is not a book on prayer, but it will help teach you to pray. It is not a book on how to read the Bible, but it will help you understand how to do that too. This is not a cure-all for your spiritual woes, but this little book might serve as a booster shot to your delight in God. It is one thing to create space in our life for a daily "quiet time" or personal devotions, but it is altogether a different thing to learn how to find your soul's happiness in God. John Baird wrote this interesting little book in 1884 to help you do just that.With 31 short readings (or are they prayers, or devotionals, or thoughts?) you will find your soul directed to God in deeply personal and profound ways. They can be read quickly as thoughts to begin the day, or pondered slowly as roadsigns to direct you on the path to fellowship with the Trinity. Whether your relationship with God needs a significant reboot or just another useful tool to help you press on, you have found yourself a wonderful help in this little book.

80 pages, Paperback

Published April 14, 2021

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

John[2 space] Baird: aka John Baird of Dublin, British clergyman

Reviews

[Jeremy Johnston · Rating 5 out of 5]

God is not half-hearted, even though we so often are. This is why Nearer Heaven is so important. With each stirring and convicting daily reflection, John Baird provides a pattern for devotional thinking, helping us reflect wholeheartedly on the person of Jesus Christ and doctrinal truths about him and ourselves. Each short entry is packed with honest and biblical insights that re-orient our hearts and minds to find rest and joy in Christ alone. Baird writes with poetic passion, crafting thirty-one devotions that often read like New Testament psalms and proverbs. Readers will be able to revisit this practical and inspiring resource again and again. As we do, the book will shape our prayers, call us to repentance, and urge us to bask in the presence of our gracious God. Indeed, Nearer Heaven is true to its name, for that is where it leads us.