It's been a good friend for about 15 years. It's traveled from Missouri to South Carolina to Arizona. It's suffered coffee spills and been marked with pen and pencil. It's been dropped a few times and is being held together by more than one strip of strapping tape. In spite of its looks, it will have my undying loyalty. It's my Today's Light Bible.
The Today's Light Bible is like most devotional Bibles on the market today. By following the daily reading guide, a person can go from Genesis to Revelation in just over two years. Most reading can be done in 15 minutes or less, offering a person an easy opportunity to spend time hearing God speak through His Word and then responding with prayers and petitions back to the Lord.
But the best feature of the Today's Light Bible are the devotional comments by author Jane Fryer. Fryer gets Law and Gospel. Because this is so, she never fails to encourage me with the good news of God's love in Jesus Christ for me and the whole world.
Here's just one example, from page 1241: Read the promise of Hosea 13:14. The death that was ours, is ours no longer. The grave that belonged to us, belongs to us no more. That death became Christ's death. That grave became His grave. And His life is now - right now - alive in us by His grace.
Christian bookstores are awash in all kinds of devotional books, Bibles and other materials. If you're looking for an aid that will help you be in God's Word consistently, check out the Today's Light Bible. If you're looking for an author who will help you rejoice in your new life in Christ Jesus, you'll be blessed by Jane Fryer's devotional thoughts. To borrow George Zimmer's phrase: I guarantee it!
