I don’t know about all of you, but I struggle with my daily quiet time… specifically, time reading the Bible. I’m better about prayer, simply because I can do that during my commute to (or from) work each day.
Recently, I’ve been feeling more and more convicted about righting that issue. Given that I’ve also felt that I ought to blog more regularly to share whatever God lays on my heart, coupling the two seems pretty logical.
So… I’m opening an invitation to anyone interested in participating. Starting next Sunday, February 3rd, I’m going to embark on the yearly Bible reading plan found here. I hope to share a few thoughts every day from the reading, so the deal is this… agree to read along each day on the same Scripture, then blog about a couple thoughts you had in response to the Scripture passage that day. If you’re not a blogger, but just read along? You can still participate by commenting on any of the blogs that do. I would also ask that participating bloggers link to each other initially, and again from time to time throughout the year.
Anyone interested?
John, I began using the “One Year Bible” several years ago as my source for daily time in the Word. It is an excellent tool and has allowed me to remain in the scriptures on a daily basis better than any of the other reading plans that I have ever used. I highly recommend it! Though it comes in many translations, I have chosen to use the New Living Translation because of its simplicity. I have also found it helpful to consider the following questions as I read: 1) Is there a promise revealed? Does that promise have a condition for fulfillment? 2) What does the passage reveal about God? 3) Is there something I’m told to start? 4) Is there something I’m told to stop? Finally, I personalize the passage whenver possible. For example, “For God so love Dave that…” Blessings!
Thanks for the input, Dave. I believe that’s the same daily plan my wife has used.
My struggles with daily reading seem to be twofold… lack of structure and lack of accountability. With no structure, I always seem to find myself sitting there opening to random passages, not really sure where to start. While fruitful on occasion, it generally hasn’t worked that well. Lack of accountability, though, is probably my bigger issue… knowing no one will ask me if I’ve done my daily devotion, it’s a whole lot easier to skip it, especially when life is busy and it seems there’s not enough time to work everything in.
Anyway, we’ll see how this goes. I’m excited to start!
I’ve been letting the Moravians start my day, but soon I’ll be doing the One Year Bible thing because we’re doing it in one of my classes. You may remember, though, that the Moravians did the 100 years of prayer thing back in the day. Neat folks.
John: I have put myself on a two year, maybe even a three year Bible reading plan that I began last year. I find that a one year plan(for me personally) rushes me to much or I don’t stick to it. I’m with you on this, just going to be more behind. 🙂
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