The Daily Light has been a favourite with many since its first publication about 1875. It has been especially valued over the years as an ideal gift for all ages, and testimonies of its blessing and usefulness have been numerous. It is believed that many Christians throughout the world are each day reading Daily Light with its messages of comfort and help.

The daily readings are arranged on facing pages for the morning and evening, comprising a collection of Scriptures thematically arranged, and there are forty additional pages of readings for various occasions, under themes such as: Marriage, Praise with Thanksgiving, Bereavement, and for Sickness. Daily Light includes a Bible reading plan to encourage systematic reading through the Holy Scriptures and an index of the passages from which the theme verses have been taken.

Each scripture is taken from the King James Version.