With a daily reading of Scripture alongside Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones's insightful commentary on the passage, each devotional entry ends with a thought for meditation throughout the day--engaging both your heart and your mind. Each month focuses on one of the great doctrines of the faith, such as the love of God, the cross of Christ, or the kingdom of God--helping you to grow in your understanding of God and learn to apply the truth of His Word day by day.
David Martyn Lloyd-Jones was a Welsh Protestant minister, preacher and medical doctor who was influential in the Reformed wing of the British evangelical movement in the 20th century. For almost 30 years, he was the minister of Westminster Chapel in London. Lloyd-Jones was strongly opposed to Liberal Christianity, which had become a part of many Christian denominations; he regarded it as aberrant. He disagreed with the broad church approach and encouraged evangelical Christians (particularly Anglicans) to leave their existing denominations. He believed that true Christian fellowship was possible only amongst those who shared common convictions regarding the nature of the faith.
Overall these are not great daily devotionals. Reading several in a row makes me suspect MLJ’s books and sermons are probably very good, but chopped up into these bite size bits turns gold into brass. That they were not made for this format is apparent.
One of the Best One Year devotionals I have ever done!
This was one of the first experiences I’ve had with Martin Lloyd-Jones. I will probably do this one again as I know I didn’t get everything that was in it. Highly recommended!
I love just about anything Martyn Lloyd-Jones. This devotional book is well put together and I like that it is separated by topics - this way we get more impact of what MLJ had to say on a given topic. It was usually a ton! I would read it again and again.
I found this to be VERY dry reading. The were occasional bouts of great insight, but overall it was quite the slog to get through. I imagine reading his longer works would be easier, as his flow of thought would be unbroken.