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By Elisheva Hartley
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I was filled with determination this time, that not only was I going to stick to this but it wasn’t just going to be “I must read the allotted chapters every day” but it was going to be a real wanting to get more out of God’s Word, to really let His Word soak into my very being and I wanted to be filled with excitement and a new zest for the bible that I had never known before. I was determined that no matter what, I was not going to miss out on what I knew God was going to teach me on a daily basis.
Now, not every day is easy and this definitely wasn’t easy to start with. Now, I look forward to finding out what God has to say to me through His Word. There are days that I read more chapters than the day before, there are days when I only read a couple of chapters, but this doesn’t matter as I am still soaking up His Word. Quite often I have to ask friends what certain passages mean (if I don’t get the answer from the footnotes on the bottom of each page). There are times that I have found out things that I should have known and I think “wow, this is how this started” and so on. Every day I have to backtrack over the verses that I have been reading especially when I don’t understand something.
For me, The Lord has opened up something new and exciting here and I can’t wait to sit down with a cup of coffee, it is amazing what God will show you!
I really would encourage anyone to start a yearly bible reading plan and there are resources you can find for doing this on the internet, through devotionals or even start up your own!
Always have a pen, bible marker and a piece of paper handy, so that when you want to mark a verse that really speaks out to you, then you have a marker handy. Again, if you need to make notes, then you have the resources at hand to do so.
Start with prayer, and ask The Lord to help you understand the chapters you are reading, ask Him to speak to you and if there is a verse you don’t understand then ask The Lord to show you the meaning. Again, if you don’t understand something then make a note of the verse and question and ask perhaps, a pastor, your house group leaders or friend within your church will be able to answer your question!. Another recommendation, purchase a good concordance and other resources to help you understand God’s Word, there is a lot out there that will help you via the internet and also in Christian book stores. Again, if necessary ask for guidance on this.
When you do your daily readings during the day is up to you, some people prefer to start the day getting into the Word, for others it can be at the end of the day – it is up to each individual!. I personally do mine at the end of the day and this can vary in time from evening to evening. I find the evenings easier and it is a good way for me to soak in The Word before going to sleep.
I really would recommend starting a plan like this, it is an excellent way of being fed on a day to day basis and to be soaked with the word of God and the more you get into His Word, the more you want to read. The bible is the most important book we will ever need as it has everything in here about day to day life, so why not start now, it isn’t too late!
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