For years, I’ve been a member of the I-know-I-should-read-the-Bible-daily club. My best attempts always lied in using a daily reading calendar, usually the daily lectionary from the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer. But my greatest success has come in subscribing to the daily lectionary in email from the Daily Reading site of the Presbyterian Church USA. I get the text of a morning psalm, reading from the Old Testament, Epistle, and Gospel and an evening psalm all tucked into one tidy email. And because I syncronize my email into my PocketPC every day, I am able to have it conveniently available to me for whenever I do my reading. Finally, daily Bible reading has become a habit. The lesson, I think, is to keep working at it until you find a system that works. Don’t give up. I’m glad I didn’t.
Daily Bible Reading
November 29th, 2004 · 3 Comments
Tags: Religion
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1 Jo Maedke // Nov 30, 2004 at 9:25 am
For me I had to make a decision that is was a priority, then set aside a specific time each day. I choose first thing in the morning, before the start of my day. A daily meditation book with bible verses and explanations can also be helpful to get started.
2 Jo Maedke // Nov 30, 2004 at 9:28 am
For me I had to make a decision that is was a priority, then set aside a specific time each day. I choose first thing in the morning, before the start of my day. A daily meditation book with bible verses and explanations can also be helpful to get started.
3 Darla Grubb // Jan 4, 2005 at 4:12 pm
I LOVE reading God’s Word! But I remember a time (not too long ago) that I (thought) was too busy and it was something I did “when” I had time. Since I came from a denomination that didn’t emphasize reading, OR bringing your Bible to church, or even encouraged, it wasn’t as important. It wasn’t until I was going through my divorce, that Christ became real to me, and He pulled me out of the miry clay! All those years, I was “going through the motions” of a Christian, but didn’t know about the “relationship” part that God wanted with me. I had to make the decision of prioritizing my time with God, first thing in the morning. No Bible, no breakfast! I’m a morning person, so I love giving it to God! I go between my NIV Student Bible, to my Evidence Bible, to my Life Application Bible (which I’m now going through) and I love grabbing more “nuggets” that God shares to me. I’m looking forward to 2005, with our new church family and a chance to grow, and let Christ work through me! Jeff, you blessed the students you’ve touched through music…thanks for the years you dedicated to lives of our kids!
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