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Truth For Life - Volume 2: 365 Daily Devotions
A second volume of 365 Christ-centered daily devotions from renowned Bible teacher Alistair Begg.
Start with the gospel each and every day with this second volume of 365 Christ-centred daily devotions from renowned Bible teacher Alistair Begg.
Each daily devotion
reflections from renowned Bible teacher Alistair Beggprompts for real-life applicationrelevant Scripture passagesa yearly Bible-reading plan
Start with the gospel each and every day with this second volume of 365 Christ-centred daily devotions from renowned Bible teacher Alistair Begg.
Each daily devotion
reflections from renowned Bible teacher Alistair Beggprompts for real-life applicationrelevant Scripture passagesa yearly Bible-reading plan
1088 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 1, 2022
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About the author
Alistair Begg
163 books335 followersAlistair Begg has been in pastoral ministry since 1975. Following graduation from The London School of Theology, he served eight years in Scotland at both Charlotte Chapel in Edinburgh and Hamilton Baptist Church.
In 1983, he became the senior pastor at Parkside Church near Cleveland, Ohio. He has written several books and is heard daily and weekly on the radio program, Truth For Life. The teaching on Truth For Life stems from the week by week Bible teaching at Parkside Church.
In 1983, he became the senior pastor at Parkside Church near Cleveland, Ohio. He has written several books and is heard daily and weekly on the radio program, Truth For Life. The teaching on Truth For Life stems from the week by week Bible teaching at Parkside Church.
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December 31, 2024
If you are looking a devotional that has a substantial reading plan, you will not be disappointed with Alistair Begg's Truth For Life devotional.
October 17, 2022
In Truth for Life Vol. 2, The Good Book Company presents 365 daily devotions by Alistair Begg. Housed in a stunning red hardback cover, it would make a great Christmas gift to stay Christ-centered in the new year.
Get More of God
At just under 400 pages, this is an exceptional resource to get more of God in your quiet times. Begg writes with precision and clarity, and each devotional is only a page or less of reading. But he will leave a great impact on your faith as you find time to spend in God’s word each day.
I was most impressed by the breadth of selected scriptures. Both the Old and New Testament are presented, and Begg has insight for even the shorter sentences that are found in God’s word.
Feed Your Soul
Even darker passages are hopeful when you are guided through them by Begg. Meditating on Ecclesiastes 1:14, Begg declares that our deepest sense of satisfaction is found in knowing and serving the Lord. “With Him all strivings cease, for in Him all longings are met.” Begg remains warm and encouraging throughout the devotional.
In a world that seems to get darker every day, we need the light of scripture to show us the way. Begg delivers God’s daily bread in these devotionals. Feed your soul with truth for life.
I received a media copy of Truth for Life Vol. 2 and this is my honest review.
Get More of God
At just under 400 pages, this is an exceptional resource to get more of God in your quiet times. Begg writes with precision and clarity, and each devotional is only a page or less of reading. But he will leave a great impact on your faith as you find time to spend in God’s word each day.
I was most impressed by the breadth of selected scriptures. Both the Old and New Testament are presented, and Begg has insight for even the shorter sentences that are found in God’s word.
Feed Your Soul
Even darker passages are hopeful when you are guided through them by Begg. Meditating on Ecclesiastes 1:14, Begg declares that our deepest sense of satisfaction is found in knowing and serving the Lord. “With Him all strivings cease, for in Him all longings are met.” Begg remains warm and encouraging throughout the devotional.
In a world that seems to get darker every day, we need the light of scripture to show us the way. Begg delivers God’s daily bread in these devotionals. Feed your soul with truth for life.
I received a media copy of Truth for Life Vol. 2 and this is my honest review.
December 28, 2024
Begg’s daily devotionals are rich and thoughtful, but also not overwhelming and they’re easy to keep up with. Highly recommended.
December 25, 2023
This is the second of two volumes of daily devotional readings from respected pastor Alistair Begg. I have used these two volumes as a part of my devotional reading the past two years.
Each of the daily readings begins with a scripture passage. In the reading for that day, the author aims to explain the passage, to encourage the reader from them, and to reflect on how they inspire and equip us to enjoy living for Christ in every area of our lives. At the bottom of each reading, you will see three icons. These are a prompt to say to yourself: Now that I have read and considered these verses… how is God calling me to think differently? how is God reordering my heart’s affections—what I love? what is God calling me to do as I go about my day today? Also included is “Bible Through the Year” reading plan.
If you are looking for a book to use for your devotional reading, I would recommend each of these volumes. Here are 25 of my favorite quotes from volume two:
• God created us to work with a purpose: that we may let our light shine before others so that they may see our good works and give glory to our heavenly Father (Matthew 5:16).
• It is the resurrection that proves that Jesus is who Scripture claims He is, the resurrection that seals our salvation, and the resurrection that transforms our lives.
• The resurrection of Jesus is what gives purpose to all you do today, and comfort in all your trials, and hope for all your tomorrows.
• Much of what is happening within us and around us does not make sense apart from an understanding of human nature and God’s sovereignty at work as revealed in Scripture.
• When you are tempted to base your hope in the things of this world and are blinded by tempting lies, or when you find yourself considering aging, frailty, and death with a rising fear, tell yourself, “Jesus has destroyed the one who has the power of death. Jesus has delivered me from the fear of death.”
• We may not understand why God leads us along the paths that He does in this life, but we have an eternity of pain-free joy in His presence to see how, through all of it, He was guiding us toward our heavenly home.
• What burdens are you carrying today? You have a God who is always near and infinitely strong. He will help you. He will carry you. All you have to do is ask Him.
• Are you a leader yourself? Then follow Samuel’s pattern: walk before the Lord as you lead, so that your leadership is marked by honesty and integrity and so that your example is truly worth following.
• God-honoring generosity is displayed in response to God’s grace.
• You must run your race with all your might, with the finish line in view. Don’t look for an opportunity to bow out or slow down before the final lap is over. Run with all your strength and run right through the tape, gripped by Christ’s love, energized by God’s Spirit, and guided by God’s word.
• God commands and expects you to pray. In a mysterious way that you cannot fully comprehend, your prayers are enfolded into the great outworking of His purposes.
• The Sabbath ought to be treasured for what it is: a gift of a day on which we enjoy, uninterrupted by leisure commitments or (if at all possible) by employment, the privilege of God’s presence, the study of God’s word, and the fellowship of God’s people.
• The gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ isn’t simply a free pass that excuses us to do as we please. No, the gospel calls us and empowers us to do what pleases the Lord. The key is that the gospel always turns us back to Jesus.
• God’s ways are perfect and His timing impeccable. Set aside your hurry, then, and give up your anxiety, learning instead to trust God to do His work at the right time.
• Without good leadership, chaos easily follows. Many of the unsolved problems in the life of local churches can be traced back to defective leadership.
• As you look out on your day and your week, offer yourself to God. Your inability is His opportunity. Your weaknesses and your sense of dependence form the very basis upon which He shows Himself to be strong.
• It is as you bow the knee to Him in those areas of life where you find it hardest, trusting that His rule is better than yours, that you give Him the place that He deserves and find the freedom and the future that you long for.
• In what area of your life are you particularly aware that you need God’s wisdom? Entrust yourself to your heavenly Father and be ready to follow His guidance, so that you will walk steady in your faith and joy, and not be tossed about by the wind.
• In every death—both in the deaths of dreams, hopes, and health in life and then in death itself at the end of life—we can cling to the God who has triumphed over death and will lead us to fullness of life in eternity.
• When God sovereignly allows affliction to shake up your life, remember that He has designed that very trial for you to draw closer to Him and rely more fully on Him.
• You have been raised with Christ. He alone is your hope. Make His glory, and not your own goodness, the focus of your days and you will find that your behavior will bear testimony to His life-transforming power.
• In the midst of triumphs and trials alike, here is what can give you stability: that God’s steadfast love and mercies toward you will never expire.
• Whatever your gifts, whatever your role, whatever your situation, make it your goal to glorify God in all that you do.
• Only if you remember there is life beyond the grave will you be able to live with joy, and meet with the ups and downs of life with a healthy perspective, on this side of the grave.
• In whatever vocation God has called you to at present, make it your highest aim to honor Jesus in how you do your job.
Each of the daily readings begins with a scripture passage. In the reading for that day, the author aims to explain the passage, to encourage the reader from them, and to reflect on how they inspire and equip us to enjoy living for Christ in every area of our lives. At the bottom of each reading, you will see three icons. These are a prompt to say to yourself: Now that I have read and considered these verses… how is God calling me to think differently? how is God reordering my heart’s affections—what I love? what is God calling me to do as I go about my day today? Also included is “Bible Through the Year” reading plan.
If you are looking for a book to use for your devotional reading, I would recommend each of these volumes. Here are 25 of my favorite quotes from volume two:
• God created us to work with a purpose: that we may let our light shine before others so that they may see our good works and give glory to our heavenly Father (Matthew 5:16).
• It is the resurrection that proves that Jesus is who Scripture claims He is, the resurrection that seals our salvation, and the resurrection that transforms our lives.
• The resurrection of Jesus is what gives purpose to all you do today, and comfort in all your trials, and hope for all your tomorrows.
• Much of what is happening within us and around us does not make sense apart from an understanding of human nature and God’s sovereignty at work as revealed in Scripture.
• When you are tempted to base your hope in the things of this world and are blinded by tempting lies, or when you find yourself considering aging, frailty, and death with a rising fear, tell yourself, “Jesus has destroyed the one who has the power of death. Jesus has delivered me from the fear of death.”
• We may not understand why God leads us along the paths that He does in this life, but we have an eternity of pain-free joy in His presence to see how, through all of it, He was guiding us toward our heavenly home.
• What burdens are you carrying today? You have a God who is always near and infinitely strong. He will help you. He will carry you. All you have to do is ask Him.
• Are you a leader yourself? Then follow Samuel’s pattern: walk before the Lord as you lead, so that your leadership is marked by honesty and integrity and so that your example is truly worth following.
• God-honoring generosity is displayed in response to God’s grace.
• You must run your race with all your might, with the finish line in view. Don’t look for an opportunity to bow out or slow down before the final lap is over. Run with all your strength and run right through the tape, gripped by Christ’s love, energized by God’s Spirit, and guided by God’s word.
• God commands and expects you to pray. In a mysterious way that you cannot fully comprehend, your prayers are enfolded into the great outworking of His purposes.
• The Sabbath ought to be treasured for what it is: a gift of a day on which we enjoy, uninterrupted by leisure commitments or (if at all possible) by employment, the privilege of God’s presence, the study of God’s word, and the fellowship of God’s people.
• The gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ isn’t simply a free pass that excuses us to do as we please. No, the gospel calls us and empowers us to do what pleases the Lord. The key is that the gospel always turns us back to Jesus.
• God’s ways are perfect and His timing impeccable. Set aside your hurry, then, and give up your anxiety, learning instead to trust God to do His work at the right time.
• Without good leadership, chaos easily follows. Many of the unsolved problems in the life of local churches can be traced back to defective leadership.
• As you look out on your day and your week, offer yourself to God. Your inability is His opportunity. Your weaknesses and your sense of dependence form the very basis upon which He shows Himself to be strong.
• It is as you bow the knee to Him in those areas of life where you find it hardest, trusting that His rule is better than yours, that you give Him the place that He deserves and find the freedom and the future that you long for.
• In what area of your life are you particularly aware that you need God’s wisdom? Entrust yourself to your heavenly Father and be ready to follow His guidance, so that you will walk steady in your faith and joy, and not be tossed about by the wind.
• In every death—both in the deaths of dreams, hopes, and health in life and then in death itself at the end of life—we can cling to the God who has triumphed over death and will lead us to fullness of life in eternity.
• When God sovereignly allows affliction to shake up your life, remember that He has designed that very trial for you to draw closer to Him and rely more fully on Him.
• You have been raised with Christ. He alone is your hope. Make His glory, and not your own goodness, the focus of your days and you will find that your behavior will bear testimony to His life-transforming power.
• In the midst of triumphs and trials alike, here is what can give you stability: that God’s steadfast love and mercies toward you will never expire.
• Whatever your gifts, whatever your role, whatever your situation, make it your goal to glorify God in all that you do.
• Only if you remember there is life beyond the grave will you be able to live with joy, and meet with the ups and downs of life with a healthy perspective, on this side of the grave.
• In whatever vocation God has called you to at present, make it your highest aim to honor Jesus in how you do your job.
January 27, 2023
I used Alistair Begg’s Truth for Life: 365 Daily Devotions, Volume 1 as one of my devotional readings over the past year. I also have Volume 2. I largely found it a helpful work.
Each devotion takes up one page. The date is at the top, and underneath the date is a title for the devotion, and under that, there is a text from the Bible on which the devotion is based. At the end of the devotion there are three symbols: a head, a heart, and a hand up in the stop position. This is followed by a text for further reading.
The symbols are there to remind the reader to ask – in order, “how is God calling me to thank differently, how is God reordering my heart’s affections – what I love, [and] what is God calling me to do as I go about my day today?” (8).
I said I found this a largely helpful work. There were a few times that I differed with Begg’s interpretation – but that is neither here nor there, since I have only found one writer that I haven’t read anything that I disagreed with. My issues are mostly with the format of the devotions.
First, under the date, there is a title for the devotion. I think the title is unnecessary and takes up room that could be better used. (More on that in a moment.) If one thinks the title is necessary or worthwhile – at least decrease the font.
Second, increase the font of the Scripture. The Scripture is barely readable the font is so small. It is in the smallest font of everything on the page.
Thirdly, the three symbols are explained in the introduction. It would seem best to flesh that out a bit in the introduction and drop the symbols from each page which I found confusing and takes up room that could be better used.
Finally – and this is what the decrease of the title font size and the elimination of the symbolize makes room for – end each devotion with a prayer. The reader can use it or be guided by it, rather than just facing the symbols.
The devotions are biblical and written for all ages. I would recommend these devotionals. I just think they could be better with the changes noted above.
July 16, 2025
There is such rich treasure in this book. Each day’s devotional is edifying and inspiring. They are simple but profound, short but so full of Scriptural truth, challenging but comforting.
This is Begg’s second volume of 365 Daily Devotions. I wasn’t sure it could stand up to the first volume but it does.
I highly recommend. It is not routine or a chore to read these devotions. In fact, it’s hard to read just one a day. They deeply pierced my heart with more and more love and praise for my God, His Son and the Holy Spirit and with conviction to live my life more intentionally to reflect His glorious light.
You will want to read this over and over, underline and quote and, most likely, put a copy into the hands of others.
This is Begg’s second volume of 365 Daily Devotions. I wasn’t sure it could stand up to the first volume but it does.
I highly recommend. It is not routine or a chore to read these devotions. In fact, it’s hard to read just one a day. They deeply pierced my heart with more and more love and praise for my God, His Son and the Holy Spirit and with conviction to live my life more intentionally to reflect His glorious light.
You will want to read this over and over, underline and quote and, most likely, put a copy into the hands of others.
December 31, 2024
As with his first volume, Begg does an excellent job balancing teaching, brief exposition, and devotional encouragement and correction. I enjoy the format and set-up, and I appreciate the inclusion of more Scripture than others’ devotionals. I am thankful for both of Begg’s volumes and I would recommend them to anyone!
December 31, 2024
A Devotional filled with deep insights into the heart of scripture
Alistair Begg has a beautiful way of getting to the heart of the matter as he speaks to readers about Scripture in a way that offers a new, fresh look into God's true message. He shakes up the status quo of devotional reading by looking with a different perspective.
Alistair Begg has a beautiful way of getting to the heart of the matter as he speaks to readers about Scripture in a way that offers a new, fresh look into God's true message. He shakes up the status quo of devotional reading by looking with a different perspective.
November 22, 2025
5 🌟’s. Excellent daily devotional that gives further readings to supplement the daily devo. Alistair Begg teaches from a biblical theological standpoint so lots of Old Testament readings that show us the foretelling of Jesus. It’s also gospel saturated! Believers need to hear the gospel to remind ourselves to be thankful and humble for all we have been forgiven. Content: Christian and clean
December 31, 2023
Excellent Devotional. I like especially the themes on a topic or person when over a number of days there is in effect a Bible study. The Ten Commandments one is especially good. So was Esther, Ruth, and several others. This is a deeper devotional then most. I recommend it.
January 1, 2024
This is my second time doing an Alistair Begg devotional (Pt 1 Last Year)
A great daily way to spend time in God's word and get some very theologically sound teaching--plus you can imagine Alistair and his Scottish accent reading ti to you! HAHA!
A great daily way to spend time in God's word and get some very theologically sound teaching--plus you can imagine Alistair and his Scottish accent reading ti to you! HAHA!
August 20, 2023
Best daily devotional I’ve ever used!!
November 24, 2023
Excellent devotional! Highly recommend.
January 1, 2024
Fantastic book. So helpful.
December 31, 2023
a year of being in the word daily and receiving sound doctrine, you can’t ask for much more. check out his volume one version as well!
January 1, 2024
Excellent, Scripture-filled devotions for the whole year
December 31, 2024
Excellent
December 31, 2024
I loved so many of Alistair's insights, both challenging and encouraging... An excellent daily devotional read! Side note it also has a daily Bible reading plan.
October 6, 2022
Truth For Life is a 365 day devotional, taking a Bible verse each day, followed by some thoughts from the author, whose wise words and gentle touch will minister to your day.
But it is more than a daily devotional – firstly, the book itself is a thing of beauty, a robust hardback that will work hard as a trusty companion for a year. Secondly, each day there are Bible references for additional reading on the daily topic, that will challenge your heart, mind and actions. Thirdly, there are additional Bible references that, if you follow them each day, will take you through a Bible in A Year reading programme.
Of course, you can start at any time of the year, but no doubt this would be a great one to kick of the New Year with, or even every year. And this is the second volume, allowing those who have been through volume one to benefit from a different set of teachings.
I have only been trying this one out for a month, but will look to start afresh on 1st January to see it through to completion. The expectation is that anyone who does this will come through the year with a fresh love for the word of God, a healthy pattern of discipline in reading the Bible and be blessed by the life-giving words.
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But it is more than a daily devotional – firstly, the book itself is a thing of beauty, a robust hardback that will work hard as a trusty companion for a year. Secondly, each day there are Bible references for additional reading on the daily topic, that will challenge your heart, mind and actions. Thirdly, there are additional Bible references that, if you follow them each day, will take you through a Bible in A Year reading programme.
Of course, you can start at any time of the year, but no doubt this would be a great one to kick of the New Year with, or even every year. And this is the second volume, allowing those who have been through volume one to benefit from a different set of teachings.
I have only been trying this one out for a month, but will look to start afresh on 1st January to see it through to completion. The expectation is that anyone who does this will come through the year with a fresh love for the word of God, a healthy pattern of discipline in reading the Bible and be blessed by the life-giving words.
See https://www.robseabrook.com/category/... for more Christian book reviews.
October 27, 2025
A solid year-long devotional book, from one of my favorites Alistair Begg, with well-balanced, biblically-grounded readings and coordinating scripture.
July 26, 2025
There is one constant anchor in our everyday lives, physically and spiritually, but only through the constant meditation and exploration of the Word will our time here be fulfilling as we seek out the gifts, trials and love Christ offers us morning to evening, year to year. Begg brings believers another thoughtful and patient examination, a year's worth of eye-opening truths to pray upon as newcomers to the faith or experienced followers alike. May the new year bring you a deeper understanding and joy in His Word.
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