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Foreword
This is the sixteenth “Morning-Watch”-type book compiled from the writings
of Ellen G. White. The first in this long series, Radiant Religion, was published
in 1946 for use the following year. It was followed three years later by With God
at Dawn . The materials for these two early devotional works were drawn entirely
from Ellen G. White books already in print.
Beginning with My Life Today, published in 1952, recourse has been made
consistently to the wealth of previously unpublished materials in the Ellen G.
White manuscript and letter file. Titles published, with the year of publication, are
as follows:
—Radiant Religion, 1946
—With God at Dawn, 1949
—My Life Today, 1952
—Sons and Daughters of God, 1955
—The Faith I Live By, 1958
—Our High Calling, 1961
—That I May Know Him, 1964
—In Heavenly Places, 1967
—Conflict and Courage, 1970
—God’s Amazing Grace, 1973
—Maranatha, 1976
—This Day with God, 1979
—The Upward Look, 1982
—Reflecting Christ, 1985
—Lift Him Up, 1988
The records of the Review and Herald Publishing Company Association reveal
a steadily increasing sale of these books over the years. In the 1950s My Life Today
sold 24,000 copies, while Sons and Daughters of God had a sale of 33,000. In the
1960s both That I May Know Him and In Heavenly Places had sales exceeding
63,000 copies. These figures have escalated to sales of more than 90,000 for
several of the more recent devotional books. Many of these books have also
enjoyed a large sale in Spanish, Portuguese, and Korean, and other non-English
Languages.
A sampling of opinion among church members reveals that the rich materials
published in the earlier devotionals are largely unknown to many Adventists today.
This present book has been published to remedy this situation. It consists of
selections from 12 of the books named above—one book a month for the 12
months of 1992. The source book for each chapter can be located by referring to
the title of each chapter.
Ellen White states that “Christ’s favorite theme was the paternal character and
abundant love of God” (Testimonies for the Church 6:55 ). This also seems to be
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