Book Review: Daily in Your Presence by Rebecca Barlow Jordan
Article about: Daily in Your Presence, devotional, meditation, prayer, Rebecca Barlow Jordan
I personally have never been big on devotionals and I’ve tried quite a number of them, but when a friend handed me a copy of Rebecca’s Daily in Your Presence, I immediately fell in love with it. This book is great if you are not used to having a devotional time, and it’s great if you are a “senior believer” and are really good at it. This is a great way to freshen up you time with the Lord.
Rebecca Barlow Jordan is a wonderful speaker and author, and some of her titles are: 40 Days in God’s Blessing, 40 Days in God’s Presence: a Devotional Encounter, Daily in Your Presence, Daily in Your Image, At Home in My Heart and Preparing a Place for His Presence.
The book focuses on the Names and attributes of God: one for each day. It has a verse from the Scripture that presents that name or attribute, a message From the Father’s Heart, a natural response to the Father’s message formulated as A Grateful Response and it concludes with a Simple Truth. There are 366 devotionals, but they are not dated so it doesn’t really matter when you start reading it. You don’t have to read a specific one designed for a precise day. This is especially practical if you’re like me and skip a day or two, here and there. The fact that it’s not dated allows you to read every devotional one after the other and not miss any of the blessings. As a reminder I like to write down the date myself every time I read. It’s also a great reminder of how God blessed me through that passage before.
The messages are like fresh water for a thirsty soul. They were especially a blessing for me when I was going through a rather difficult spiritual time and the short but full of essence devotionals proved to be like balm. They are short enough to read them in under a minute, but deep enough to build you and give you something to meditate on for a whole day.
I believe the key factor that makes these devotionals so special is the direct and personal way the author chose to address them. They don’t sound like a general or abstract thought, or as a philosophical explanation of a simple truth — it’s rather like the Father Himself addresses you and your needs in a direct and personal way.
These devotionals literally drew me closer to God and I highly recommend them to anyone: young or old believer, but especially to those who want to experience God at a new level of intimacy. Daily in Your Presence is the book to point you in the right direction!
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