Moody Monthly said the following about the 1945 edition: "These pages teem with gracious counsel, admonition and help from the pen of an unusually thoughtful man of warm sympathies, a rich life experience and a broad outlook. His thesis has been developed on the highest level of Christian thought and feeling." Pastor Bill Shishko said, "If any 19th century American Christian writer warrants reprinting, it is J. R. Miller His writing style is delightfully smooth, his insights are spiritual diamonds on every page, and his pastoral applications are delivered with the skill of a well-seasoned physician of souls."