Into His Presence

by Charles F. Stanley

Daily devotions by the author of Into His Presence use scripture to elevate and inspire readers.

Genres: Christian, Spirituality

383 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Dr. Charles F. Stanley is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church Atlanta, founder of In Touch Ministries, and a New York Times best-selling author who has written more than fifty books, and has sold more than nine million copies. He demonstrates a keen awareness of people's needs and provides Christ-centered, biblically-based principles for everyday life.

Charles Frazier Stanley was born September 25, 1932, in the small town of Dry Fork, Virginia. The only child of Charley and Rebecca Stanley, Charles came into the world during a time when the entire nation felt the grip of the Great Depression. To make matters worse, just nine months later, his father Charley died at the young age of 29.

However, Charles refused to let the Great Depression or the difficulties of his life define him. Instead, like his father and grandfather before him, he clung to God’s Word and took up the mantle to preach the gospel to whoever would listen.

Dr. Stanley’s motivation is best represented by the truth found in Acts 20:24, “Life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about God's mighty kindness and love.” This is because, as he says, “It is the Word of God and the work of God that changes people’s lives.”

Dr. Stanley’s teachings can be heard weekly at First Baptist Church Atlanta, daily on “In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley” radio and television broadcasts on more than 2,800 stations around the world, on the Internet at intouch.org, through the In Touch Messenger, and in the monthly, award-winning In Touch magazine.

Reviews

[Alissa Cook · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have several books just like this one, and I love them all!! It's so nice to read these each day. There's one page dedicated to each day of the year. I have plenty of time to do my thing in the mornings but I know some of you are on a tight schedule each day and don't have time to spare. This book is perfectly suited for you, in that if need be, the day's excerpt can be read very quickly and you can move on if you don't have the time to sit and ponder what you've just read, sort through your thoughts, and pray like I do. Sometimes it gets really exciting and I wake up to find out that the reading for that day totally hits the spot and is aimed specifically towards something I'm struggling with at the moment or something major that is currently happening in my life. It doesn't happen every day, but it's definitely exciting when it does! If it doesn't though, either way, I still enjoy starting/ending my days with these devotionals. They are most certainly helping to improve and strengthen my once long lost relationship with God.

[Christia Dyne · Rating 5 out of 5]

True peace-the kind that lasts forever, the kind that reconciles God and man- is yours through faith in Christ. Don't decieve yourself or others with false appearances. Don't deceive them. Trust Him today.

[Sandra Armendariz · Rating 5 out of 5]

A daily blessing

The daily readings Always seem to address whatever is going on In my life at the moment. The devotional Makes clear in detail What the scripture is saying This is truly From the holy spirit.

[Janelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

A challenging and encouraging devotional. I don't always agree with everything Charles Stanley says, but his devotions make me think and encourage me to be more faithful in my walk with Christ.

[Ktengosueno · Rating 5 out of 5]

Into His Presence

I enjoyed this devotional so much. I love the way it was organized. It really helped me with my morning devotions and also with reading the Bible.

[Ida Wilcox · Rating 5 out of 5]

Help greatly through this year.