20 Resources to Help Us Spend Time in God’s Word

1. For the Love of God - a book by Don Carson, that is also collated as a daily blog post on the Gospel Coalition’s website.

2. Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions - classic prayers and devotions from saints of old.

3. No Excuses for Not Reading the Bible - opportunities to use technology (the internet, your phone) to read the Bible, including a variety of Bible reading plans.

4. Gospel Meditations for Women - a month-long devotional book for women.

5. Taste and See - 140 meditations in God’s Word by John Piper.

6. Fighter Verse Program - “short passages of Scripture selected to equip the believer in the fight of faith”.

7. Desiring God Articles on Devotional Life - articles from the Desiring God website on the topic of the ‘Devotional Life’.

8. Spiritual Disciplines of the Christian Life - “Based on the rich heritage left us by the early church fathers, the Puritan writers, and Jesus Christ Himself, this book takes you through a carefully selected array of disciplines including Scripture reading, prayer, worship, Scripture meditation, evangelism, serving, stewardship, Scripture application, fasting, silence and solitude, journaling, and learning.”

9. Matthias Media Resources for Personal Bible Reading - Christian publishing house, Matthias Media, has a range of resources to help with personal Bible reading.

10. 40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible - when reading the Bible prompts questions, this book will help with some of these. Check out this post by Justin Taylor for more on this title.

11. Morning and Evening - a year-long collection of devotions by Charles Spurgeon.

12. Daily Readings from the Life of Christ - a collection of devotions from John Macarthur.

13. Through the Bible, Through the Year - daily reflections from Genesis to Revelation from John Stott.

14. Walking with God Day by Day - 365 devotions from Martin Lloyd-Jones.

15. 365 Days with Spurgeon - as the title suggests, “a unique collection of 365 daily readings from sermons preached by Charles Spurgeon”.

16. Heart Aflame - daily readings from John Calvin on the Psalms.

17. Devotional Books by Crossway Publishing - Christian publishing house, Crossway Publishing, has 16 books in the ‘Devotional’ category.

18. Diligently Seeking God - meditations for each day of the year, to help us take God more seriously.

19. My Utmost for His Highest - 365 one-minute devotions from Oswald Chambers.

20. Holiness Day by Day - “a one-year devotional on spiritual transformation, with each reading carefully chosen from Jerry Bridges’ best writings. It takes you deeper than other, shorter devotionals, stimulating stronger commitment and spiritual transformation.”