Something You Will Never Regret…
Something You Will Never Regret…
Years ago when I was 18 years old and a 1st year in college, I was challenged by my house church leader to read 4 chapters of the Bible a day. He set me in an accountability group with two other guys to make sure we all kept up with the reading. We started with the book of Isaiah and I barely understood anything as I read. There were so many cities and tribes and countries I didn’t know and I had trouble going deep with it because of my lack of Bible knowledge. I was discouraged at first, but then I felt it would be such a waste for me to read so much of the Bible and not get a single thing out of it. So I began to take notes… just one short sentence for each chapter of something that stood out to me. At first these notes were simple and very elementary. But soon, as I learned to pray and ask God for wisdom and inspiration before I would read, the notes became longer with more and more insight in them.
I’m now 30 years old and have read all of the Bible many times. I have never regretted a single minute that I invested in reading the Word. I have learned so much and can now teach from nearly every chapter in the Bible, but at the same time there is still so much for me to glean and receive from the Word. The Bible is truly endless in wisdom and revelation!
I want to encourage you to read all of the Bible in 2013. Here is a great reading plan you can use that I have used many times: http://www.navpress.com/uploadedFiles/BRP2.pdf. Even if you start a few days late, the reading plan has “catch-up” days to help you out. Do your best to keep up each day and try to never let yourself fall behind by more than three days. Find accountability as well if you can, because doing it with someone can help a lot. You will never regret this decision!
Psalm 119:105 – Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.
Psalm 119:9 – How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.
Psalm 119:11 – I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
John 8:32 – Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.
God bless!
