Morning Exercises

by William Jay

365 daily devotionals written by a contemporary of Charles Spurgeon. The author, Rev. William Jay was a preacher for 63 years in Bath, England. During this time, he wrote this series of devotionals. The devotionals vary in length from 1 to 3 pages per day. The text remains unaltered, unabridged and unmodernized.

Genres: Nonfiction

653 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1828

About the author

Rev. William Jay of Argyle Chapel, Bath
1769-1853

Reviews

[Mikejencostanzo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Morning Exercises by Rev. Willam Jay is hands-down the best devotional I've ever read. It's dense, rich, and thoroughly scriptural. Jay is fond of quoting Scriptures without giving any references. This challenges the reader's scripture memory and makes the text more poignant and striking. It's clear that Jay was "a man after God's own heart" and that he sought God earnestly.

I would classify many devotionals published today as "spiritual milk." (i.e.: lacking in depth and intensity). Morning Exercises is solid food for mature Christians, and will make mature Christians out of it's readers. Five stars.

--Mike

[Zachary Horn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed this addition to my spiritual disciplines this year. Corrin and I also did the Evening Exercises. Jay has moments that are pure gold, even if those moments are sparser than the reader might wish.