Do you enjoy reading? What kind of reading do you like to do? Do you like murder, mystery, love stories, or what? Do you know that the Bible contains all these stories and more?
Have you ever read through the entire Bible? Have you ever thought about it? Why not? I am sure that if you enjoy reading that you would sit down and read several chapters in a good book. Why can’t you read 3 chapters from the Bible each day?
Nehemiah 8:8 They read from the Book of the Law of God, making it clear and giving the meaning so that the people understood what was being read.
Have you ever thought; MAN IT WOULD BE A LOT EASIER IN LIFE IF WE HAD AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL? Well the Bible is that instruction manual.
When a manufacturer makes a machine it also provides an instruction manual on how to operate it. When God made man he also gave an instruction manual telling how man was designed to be operated. The Bible is the book of instructions written by the designer and manufacturer telling man how he was designed to be operated. It is the instruction manual for the heart, soul, and mind of man.
What happens when you disregard the instructions in an instruction manual? You have trouble --- things go wrong. When you follow God's instruction manual, everything works right, and you have spiritual health, happiness and mental stability; when you disregard the instructions you have confusion, frustration, unhappiness, emotional imbalance, and mental disarray.
But reading through the Bible in a year is not a game or required, but we should read through the entire Bible so we can get an understanding of how we should live. Like I said, this is God’s instruction manual for mankind.
Sadly, I have never read through the entire Bible, however; on a very long road trip I have listened to the entire Bible on tape.
Have you ever thought; MAN IT WOULD BE A LOT EASIER IN LIFE IF WE HAD AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL? Well the Bible is that instruction manual.
When a manufacturer makes a machine it also provides an instruction manual on how to operate it. When God made man he also gave an instruction manual telling how man was designed to be operated. The Bible is the book of instructions written by the designer and manufacturer telling man how he was designed to be operated. It is the instruction manual for the heart, soul, and mind of man.
What happens when you disregard the instructions in an instruction manual? You have trouble --- things go wrong. When you follow God's instruction manual, everything works right, and you have spiritual health, happiness and mental stability; when you disregard the instructions you have confusion, frustration, unhappiness, emotional imbalance, and mental disarray.
But beyond this, we are given the privilege of receiving the message that God repairs our sin-ravaged souls. Those in darkness need a lamp at their feet. Bible study is both a duty and a privilege. Not only should we read the Bible to explain how we should perform, God also requires us to study His word.
Deuteronomy 29:29 The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law.
Now that we are in a new year, this would be a great time to begin reading the Bible. There are several reading plans out there, but you can always pick up the Bible and begin from with Genesis. There are 1189 chapters in the Bible, so if you read 3.25 chapters each day, you can complete it in 365 days.
But reading through the Bible in a year is not a game or required, but we should read through the entire Bible so we can get an understanding of how we should live. Like I said, this is God’s instruction manual for mankind.
Sadly, I have never read through the entire Bible, however; on a very long road trip I have listened to the entire Bible on tape.
Recently while I was getting ready for work, God placed on my heart that not only should I be reading through the Bible, that I should share this with you. So I am going to try to follow that advice and read through the Bible this coming year. I signed up on www.biblegateway.com to receive the daily readings sent to my email. So this is how I will start.
Here are some steps to help you:
Be Diligent and Don't Give Up - Finally, as you study the word of God do not give up, be diligent! We must persistently seek the Lord.
- Dedicate Time to the Word of God - Set aside a specific amount of time to study the word of God every day.
- Pray to Understand the Word of God - The Lord wants to help us as we study His words.
- Put Forth Real Effort - Coming to understand the word of God takes effort.
- Have a Purpose - What do you want/need to learn? What are you struggling with?
- Humble Yourself Before the Lord - One of the biggest obstacles to diligently learning the word of God is our pride:
- Line upon Line, Precept upon Precept - we learn the word of God is by one step at a time.
- Personally Apply the Word of God - Ponder how it applies to your life.
Be Diligent and Don't Give Up - Finally, as you study the word of God do not give up, be diligent! We must persistently seek the Lord.
Deuteronomy 4:29 But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.
If you receive my daily scriptures, I will also share the daily reading plans that I will try to follow and please if you do not receive these daily scriptures, email me and I will add you to my email list. Also, please send me emails asking me how my reading is going, because I have difficulties of trying to follow through on things like this.
If you receive my daily scriptures, I will also share the daily reading plans that I will try to follow and please if you do not receive these daily scriptures, email me and I will add you to my email list. Also, please send me emails asking me how my reading is going, because I have difficulties of trying to follow through on things like this.
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