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Live Loved: Experiencing God's Presence in Everyday Life
Could you use a daily reminder of His love? The devotions in Live Loved by New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado will calm your soul and nourish your heart. Each of the 150 devotions include a prayer and Scripture verses that nurture your spiritual life by helping you to live in God’s presence. Live Loved is a wonderful self-purchase for men and women wanting to deepen their relationship with God with a daily devotional. This beautiful 150-day devotional makes a great gift for loved ones needing inspiration or encouragement, birthdays, and holiday gift giving. Each day Max Lucado is a trusted voice and provides his readers easy-to-understand insight on how you can live the way God intended. You can live loved .
320 pages, Hardcover
First published May 3, 2011
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Max Lucado
1,202 books5,452 followersWith more than 150 million products in print and several NYT bestsellers, Max Lucado is America's bestselling inspirational author. He serves the Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, where he lives with his wife, Denalyn, and their mischievous mutt, Andy. His most recent book published in August 2024 and is titled What Happens Next.
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February 9, 2019
This little devotional is so well written. I am reading it for the second time. Max Lucado reminds us of God's love in our everyday lives. God gives us His steadfast love, His perfect love, His wise love, His merciful love and reminds us that we are loved by Him to love others. A friends gave it to me over two years ago when I had some surgery, but it is just as timely reading it again.
October 12, 2019
Another inspiring book from Max
I enjoy the afterglow after reading Max's books. I read them slowly, one chapter each morning, and then I try to blend what I read into my day. Some days it calms me, other days it helps me to act -- reaching out to others with peace and joy. Each book carries a gift that can easily be passed on.
I enjoy the afterglow after reading Max's books. I read them slowly, one chapter each morning, and then I try to blend what I read into my day. Some days it calms me, other days it helps me to act -- reaching out to others with peace and joy. Each book carries a gift that can easily be passed on.
May 11, 2011
Love comes in a myriad of incarnations. We can love parents, siblings, children, extended family, friends, spouses, teammates or those with a similar interest. Author Max Lucado looks at the various forms of love in a series of short essays entitled “Live Loved.”
Each essay includes scripture references and prayer thoughts. Lucado lends his “over the back fence chat” style to a series of snapshots on love. His powerful images touch readers with the commonality of the situation.
Take a look at this description of parental love from page 296: “Fear distilleries concoct a high-octane brew for parents—a primal, gut-wrenching, pulse-stilling dose.” That’s a powerful reminder of the cost of loving a child. Lucado offers an antidote to the fear: “…our kids were God’s kids first.”
He reminds us that God uses us as we are, giving us what we need to grow. Reminding us that Christ has already paid the cost of our failures, he urges us to lean on God’s grace. And to never lose sight of the love Christ has for us, so great that it took Him to the cross.
“Live Loved” carries the label of gift book, but you needn’t wait for a gift occasion. The vignettes with have been compiled from several of Lucado’s earlier books. While the sections don’t carry dates, they are short enough to use for daily devotions. They are also deep enough to be worthy of a Bible study lesson.
Lucado has a knack for taking a scriptural idea and concentrating it down to its essence. This skill produces easy to read volumes with rich meanings. “Live Loved” is no exception. It makes a great gift of celebration, a powerful solace in times of trouble and a strong foundation for study at any time. With Lucado’s help, readers are reminded of how much they are loved with the greatest love of all: that of their Creator and Savior. What a gift to give anyone!
This review is based upon a review copy of the book provided by the publisher with no constraints on content.
Each essay includes scripture references and prayer thoughts. Lucado lends his “over the back fence chat” style to a series of snapshots on love. His powerful images touch readers with the commonality of the situation.
Take a look at this description of parental love from page 296: “Fear distilleries concoct a high-octane brew for parents—a primal, gut-wrenching, pulse-stilling dose.” That’s a powerful reminder of the cost of loving a child. Lucado offers an antidote to the fear: “…our kids were God’s kids first.”
He reminds us that God uses us as we are, giving us what we need to grow. Reminding us that Christ has already paid the cost of our failures, he urges us to lean on God’s grace. And to never lose sight of the love Christ has for us, so great that it took Him to the cross.
“Live Loved” carries the label of gift book, but you needn’t wait for a gift occasion. The vignettes with have been compiled from several of Lucado’s earlier books. While the sections don’t carry dates, they are short enough to use for daily devotions. They are also deep enough to be worthy of a Bible study lesson.
Lucado has a knack for taking a scriptural idea and concentrating it down to its essence. This skill produces easy to read volumes with rich meanings. “Live Loved” is no exception. It makes a great gift of celebration, a powerful solace in times of trouble and a strong foundation for study at any time. With Lucado’s help, readers are reminded of how much they are loved with the greatest love of all: that of their Creator and Savior. What a gift to give anyone!
This review is based upon a review copy of the book provided by the publisher with no constraints on content.
May 27, 2011
Love is what it is all about and in this inspiring devotional, Max Lucado explores different kinds of love. This book is divided into the following sections:
Loved with a Steadfast Love
Loved with a Perfect Love
Loved with a Wise Love
Loved with a Merciful Love
Loved to Love Others
Within each of the five sections listed above, Max Lucado explores each type of love in several devotionals. Each devotional begins with a scripture verse then provides a devotion from one of his previous books. He then provides a prayer as well as additional verses of scripture.
I have always been a huge fan of the writings of Max Lucado and highly recommend this devotional as a gift or for yourself.
Loved with a Steadfast Love
Loved with a Perfect Love
Loved with a Wise Love
Loved with a Merciful Love
Loved to Love Others
Within each of the five sections listed above, Max Lucado explores each type of love in several devotionals. Each devotional begins with a scripture verse then provides a devotion from one of his previous books. He then provides a prayer as well as additional verses of scripture.
I have always been a huge fan of the writings of Max Lucado and highly recommend this devotional as a gift or for yourself.
June 8, 2020
First time with a devotional, all the way through. I tend to get a bit bored when I read a book for a long period of time. I'm committed to continuing with devotional reading but I don't know about doing an entire year's worth (Jesus Calling, for example). I'm working on it.
I tended to get a bit bored and didn't appreciate Lucado's attempt at humor. There were, of course, some really great things but most of the time I had to remind myself to read. Like every morning.
So, not terrible but not the greatest thing ever either :)
I tended to get a bit bored and didn't appreciate Lucado's attempt at humor. There were, of course, some really great things but most of the time I had to remind myself to read. Like every morning.
So, not terrible but not the greatest thing ever either :)
December 23, 2011
Live Loved, Experiencing God’s Presence in Everyday Life, by Max Lucado, Thomas Nelson, 2011, 320 Pages, ISBN-13: 978-1404190061m $14.99
Lucado’s devotional, compiled from previous books, features why “God is crazy about you” is designed for use as a daily reminder of God’s love…Full Review: http://tinyurl.com/7erpcg3
Lucado’s devotional, compiled from previous books, features why “God is crazy about you” is designed for use as a daily reminder of God’s love…Full Review: http://tinyurl.com/7erpcg3
August 24, 2012
Very good. It became my first happy for the day.
February 9, 2013
Stories from his other books as a devotional. Encouraging as always, but nothing really new.
November 11, 2013
An insightful collection of excerpts from Lucado's other works with powerful prayers to go along with each one.
November 16, 2014
A great devotional that isnt dated so you donted feel guilty if you miss a day.
October 9, 2013
Great book!
March 29, 2017
A decent daily devotional. I am not in agreement with pieces of Lucado's theology, but there are several devotions that elicit hope. There are also devotions that feel like I am being "preached at" which I could do without.
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