Jesus Calling Updated and Expanded Edition

I purchased this book as my morning devotional for 2019 after hearing so many great things about it. Immediately I found it disturbing that the book is written in the first person, as if God was speaking. I told myself it was just different than other devotional books I’d used and I would get used to it. But I have not become accustomed to the format, rather the more I read, the more unsettling it is. It feels as if the author is putting words into God’s mouth, which in my opinion, should not be done as the Bible is truly the only words of God. Furthermore, the Bible references given with each entry are often just a single verse taken out of context to support what is written. Definitely not my style and not inspirational for me. I do not understand all of the accolades this book and its companion, “Jesus Always,” have received.

When a friend told me about this book and that it was such an inspiration to her, I had my doubts. How could any author know what Jesus had to say to us? Well, I gave it a try. With the accompanying scripture, Sarah was surely led by the Holy Spirit when writing this book. I feel that God has given me great growth through the words He gave her that were just for me. I could write a book telling how God has gone before me with the subtitle I have given this book. My life was saved from a death by hypothermia because the words from Jesus that morning told me that He is my strength. I am 73 years old and have mobility issues.. One of our horses got out of the pasture and I thought I could get her back to the barn. We had 12 inches of snow during the night, but she was just outside the door, so I slipped my bare feet into a pair of shoes, grabbed a lightweight jacket, a lead rope, two canes and a carrot. She munched on the carrot as I attempted to get the rope on her. Well, she figured out what I was doing, grabbed the carrrot and ran for the corn field and I was sure I could catch up with her and coax her back to the barn. I stumbled and fell. My canes just slipped on the snow and I couldn't get up. I started crawling and as I tired, belly crawling to a house that was closer than mine. I was getting so tired, I just wanted to lay my head down and rest for a bit. As I layed my head down, I heard a voice telling me not to lay my head down, not to close my eyes, just look for the next spot you're going to. You have the strength. Every time I wanted to lay my head down, I heard the same voice and felt revived enough to go on. I made it to the other house; my neighbor called 911 and medical help arrived. Even though I was in shock and my temperature was just below 95 degrees, I was totally lucid. I give thanks to God for urging me on. At my age,He must still have things for me to do in His service. My only injury was slightly bruised kidneys from the fall that healed quickly without any complications. My husband came to emergency and was able to take me home. Before we left for the hospital, the horse came to the ambulance and bumped her head on it until the sheriffs tried to catch her. She ran to the barn door and waited for them to open the door and let her into her stall. I had traveled between 1/4 and 1/2 a mile. This is just one example of how knowing that Jesus is calling and always with us, leading us into His will and keeping us safe, holding me with His right hand and keeping me in His everlasting arms.

This book is full of mysticism. This is not for Christians to read. I caution all Christians to beware. Research and you will see or you will be lead astray into the devils grasp.

Jesus Calling continues to be popular as people search for peace in this broken world. But I am dumbfounded that many Christians are relying on this devotional given the contents of Sarah Young's writings. Young writes as if she is Jesus, which is a glaring problem with this book. If she had simply used "I" instead of "He" to make clear these words are hers and not those of Jesus, then the devotional and her thoughts might be seen as a comfort to readers. Even so, I would like to have seen all versions of Jesus Calling include full scripture verses rather than just the references. Those two things could have combined to make this an effective devotional rather than the bizarre read that it is. As I seek a deeper presence of God in my life, I will rely on His true word in the Bible and not an author who presumes to speak for Jesus.

New Age garbage

I used this every morning for some time but it irritated me being written as the voice of God , when she started calling me foolish with a degrading attitude I stopped reading it , if you want something close to truth , this IS NOT it !

My all-time favorite daily devotional. I have told LOADS of people about this book and have given this book to a few of them. This year is my third year of reading it. I'm not new to deepening my spirituality; but this book certainly was a surprise in that area. It has profoundly affected me, enlarging my faith!

I love this book! It is a daily encouragement to me and reminds me daily that He really does love me and care! Each day is only a page or even half a page, then there are scriptures at the bottom on which the day's devotion are based. I look up those scriptures and read the verses ahead of it and after it, to get the whole picture. I've always struggled with "feeling" or believing He loves me. I know it is just faith that is needed to believe what the Word says, but still this is such a daily help to me. It is also a real encouragement and it seems that often that days devotion is just what I need when going through a hard time. It feels like the Lord has planned it out that I receive the words that I need for that day and the scriptures that are the most fitting. Super book for any Christian!

‘Jesus Calling’ is written as if Jesus Himself is speaking but...March 21 - ‘I spoke the Universe into existence’... didn’t God supposedly do that?...April 3rd - ‘After all, I created you and everything that is’... didn’t God supposedly do that?...April 11th - ‘I knew what I was doing when I divided time into twenty-four-hours segments’...didn’t God supposedly do that?...April 16th - ‘I am the Creator and Controller of the Universe’...didn’t God supposedly do that?Confused... comments...?

A friend recommended this as the app but the cost is a little pricey for me. I discovered this book whilst searching Amazon for daily devotionals. This is perfect. Small in size so it fits in a bag. The wording is speaking directly to you & is fully encouraging, reassuring & 100% scripture related & supported. If you are looking for an encouraging daily devotional & tend to like the style of other daily devotionals like Christine Caine I think you will find this encouraging. I also bought the children's Jesus Calling for a gift a couple of years ago & is equally a beautiful book encouraging for younger readers but also older (I gave as a gift to a new member of church who is older but the wording is so clear & encouraging it was perfect).

This wonderful Christian devotional book was given to me as a gift by a dear friend and I have found it immensely uplifting and non-preachy. Each daily reading is based on 2 or 3 Bible passages and is actually the author's wonderful interpretation of the message there and reads as though Jesus himself is talking to you. I am on my second year cycle of the readings which I find incredibly personal and meaningful. I enjoyed the book so much I gave my mother a copy last Christmas and it's lovely to know that we are reading the same passage at the same time, which we sometimes later discuss.

I was introduced to this book by my councellor following the death of my partner last year. The daily readings are encouraging and often feel as though they are written especially for me. The scripture references, which are in italics in the daily readings, are listed at the bottom of each page. I would highly recommend this book.

A beautiful devotional with a personal touch. Written as if Jesus is talking to you; everything is based on Scripture itself. The author makes no claims of having received Jesus's words mystically. Passages taken from Scripture are in Italic so clearly identifiable. It comes with supplementary verses from Scripture for further study. Ideal for personal devotion but could also be used in small prayer groups.

Loosely based on an older devotional, GOD CALLING BY TWO LISTENERS, this wonderful book presents beautiful expressions of hope and guidance for daily contemporary living. I have read it daily for almost 10 years and find something new to meditate upon each day. And today I will again start at the beginning.

Not used it for many days yet but like it so much I bought another for my friend as a confirmation gift. Style of writing would appeal to people of a very wide age range, and each day has links to the bible passage used to generate the text to read if you wanted to go deeper or get wider context

I had read many reviews of this book , both on amazon.com and here .So I was a little bit wary but on reading it I found it to be refreshing and uplifting .The author explains at the start of the book how her book came about , and re-iterates God's word is to be found in the scripture .At the bottom of each page there is a verse to look up in the bible .I enjoy reading my devotion each day , and like many others have said - it's amazing how apt the reading is for that day .

I've had this book for a while and read it every day. It's always encouraging and brings great comfort. I've given them as gifts and they are always welcomed. I have Jesus Lives as my nightly reading and this too is a very special book. It feels as though the Lord is speaking to me personally. Beautiful!

A beautifully written book of daily readings. What makes them different to so many others is the way in which scripture readings are personalised so that they come across as God himself speaking. Very powerful.If you are finding it difficult to settle down for a quiet time with God each day, or just longing to get a sense of His Presence in your life without having to read vast tomes, then this is for you. Simple, gentle, intimate and powerful.

It's been almost a year with this devotion book and I must say that it's helped me to draw closer to God.Lovely writen, you can tell the author's put all her heart's jurney on it.However I wouldn't use it as the only material for my daily devotion. I have been reading this along with my one year Bible reading program.

A really great devotion type book, and I love the fact that it's Like Jesus himself talks to you, it's more personal and every msg confirmed with 3 scriptures on every page. Highly recommended to those who needs to grow in faith.

Amazing book, mini devotionals and scriptures always deliver a beautiful message often in line with whats going on in life at that moment. Its like receiving daily messages from God. In fact it was so good I bought another one for my parents and its blessing them also.

I was lent this book by someone at my church (I am a relatively new christian) and immediately had to buy one for myself and one for my mother. It is beautifully written and has been so helpful to me and my mum especially as she neared her death. My mum has since died and i can't tell you how wonderful the words have been. My dad is now using my mum's book and almost every day he says it spoke to him. thank you Sarah :)

This little book came to my attention whilst watching a programme on TV about the Armish. I had been looking for a daily devotional for a while so I thought I'd try it out. It's lovely. It concentrates my mind and helps me to focus on the day ahead as well as my relationship with God. I have recommended it to several people and have bought a copy for my friend - who loves it, too. If you are looking for something that will help you in your daily worship, or if you just want to help yourself get through the day (no need to be very religious) this is a wonderful help.