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Daily Light on the Daily Path: The Classic Devotional Book For Every Morning and Evening in the Very Words of Scripture | 
 enlarge | Author: Samuel Bagster
Publisher: Crossway Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 212535
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
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Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 5.4 x 1.5
ISBN: 158134435X
Dewey Decimal Number: 220.5208
EAN: 9781581344356
ASIN: 158134435X
Publication Date: October 16, 2002
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Product Description
As a child Samuel Bagster learned the precepts and practices of a devoted Christian, which sustained him throughout his life and which, in turn, he passed on to his children. This highly principled and religiously minded bookshop owner gathered his large family together daily for reading God's Word, testing their knowledge by connecting the day's verses with other passages, and praying over how it could be applied. It was from this practice of worship that the Bagster family compiled the material for Daily Light on the Daily Path.
It is said that this daily devotional book is the most popular of all time. It has touched hundreds of thousands of Christians to the remotest corners of the world with the biblical message of comfort and help. Originally printed in the 1800s, this work is timeless because each reading is a connection of Scripture verses centered around a theme. Crossway is delighted to re-release this classic book in the beautiful and clear language of the English Standard Version.
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Excellent Devotional Book September 6, 2008
Excellent devotional book which I personally use every day.I ordered three copies for Christmas presents for others.
A terrific open and close to your day July 12, 2008
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.
Excellent in every way May 15, 2008
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. :-)
Great for busy moms! Just enough to start your day with. February 13, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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!
Excellent update September 5, 2005
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
An excellent update to a timeless classic---especially for those of us in the Reformed or Lutheran traditions.
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