The Lord’s lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I have hope in Him.”
2017 Bible Reading Plans
Because It Matters What You Read...
I believe that spending time in God’s Word is one of the most important pieces of our daily spiritual growth. God’s Word really has no way to impact our lives unless we are exposing ourselves to it consistently. Bible reading is perhaps the most critical of the spiritual disciplines.
I’ve written several times in the past about this discipline:
- Establishing the discipline of daily Bible reading
- Developing consistency in your Bible reading
- Tips to help you become more consistent in your Bible reading
- Getting the most out of your Bible reading
- How to keep your Bible reading interesting
- A colossal effort of reading 3650 chapters every year
- How to take notes while reading the Bible
- How to gain insight by hand writing your own copy of the Bible
- How God’s Word encourages you
- Reading the Old Testament
- Reading the Bible daily
- Memorize the Sermon on the Mount
- Memorize and study 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus
- Memorize and study Philippians and 1 Peter
- And more…
This is an extremely critical element of our spiritual lives, and it seems to be occurring less and less in our culture. But when you begin to experience the many benefits of consistent, daily time spent in God’s Word, you’ll develop a craving for more.
God’s Word truly does change us.
May your day be blessed as you celebrate the birth of our Savior.
Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.
He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.
Roy L. Smith
Christmas signifies the coming of the Redeemer, the one who would take our sin and shame upon himself. But he also came to restore what was broken and renew that which needs to be made whole again. He came to heal and fix and save… all of us.
Isaiah 53:4-5 (ESV)
Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness from then on and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this.