One
of the hardest tasks many Christians face today is reading the Bible. We feel
guilty that we don’t read it regularly, yet we can’t seem to find the time. And
we’re not sure how to go about it-without getting bogged down in the “begats” in the Old Testament.
The
first step is to make spending time in God’s word a priority. This may mean
getting up a little earlier or using some of those gaps in your schedule when
you fritter the time away.
There
are a number of ways you can read the Bible. Cover the Old Testament in a year
by reading three or four chapters a day or the New Testament by reading a
chapter a day.
The
important thing is not to get stuck in the process of finding a program, but to
get started reading the Bible. To get it in your heart and mind, even if that
means just spending some moments each day reading a few verses.
There’s
no better investiment of your time than spending it in God’s word. After all,
as Psalm 119:11 says, “Thy word have I
hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”
Consistent
reading of Bible takes discipline. This discipline yields a potent and valuable
fruit-the kind that lasts forever.
“This book of the law
shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and
night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein:
for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good
success.”
Joshua 1:8
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