This book is intended to be a daily devotional book that takes the reader through an entire year. However, as I began to read it, I just simply treated it like a good, solid Christian living book instead of a "once-a-day" reader. This devotional book covered numerous topics that can affect the lives of not just Christians, but of all people world-wide. The morality issue is one that seems to have infiltrated our culture because there are two sides to the argument. One side argues that everything can be moral according to the individual while others argue that God set out a rule book, in the Bible, that offers up specific things concerning morality that people should follow. In this book, Stanley seems to encourage the second lifestyle in the way that this book represents Christian living. It is a book that is uplifting and reminds the reader that no matter what happens in the world around them, there is a greater, more powerful being that is in control of it all. This, in my opinion, is the true meaning of this book. Beyond the daily dedication that this book prescribes is the message that God still cares about His people and that if I, as a human being, will simply align myself with His will, then I can have a future that is truly worth living. This is the lasting gift that is presented in this text. I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a daily devotional book to bring them closer to God.
