Reading through the Bible in 2010…Just Do It!!!
There has been a little confusion about the Daily Reading Plan for 2010, so let 
me do my best to explain the method we are using this year to read through the Bible.
First, we are using the Gideons Bible Reading plan (www.gideons.org). This is a simple little pamphlet that outlines all 365 days of the year and the chapters you would read in the morning and evening to finish the Bible in one year. You essentially read a few chapters of OT in the morning, and a little NT in the evening. There’s no “outside reading material” with this schedule/ calendar. It is just a guide for reading through the Bible in a year. I have a whole stack of these guides available (delivered today thanks to our local Gideons, 1/15) for anyone who wishes to use them.
Secondly, to supplement our daily Bible reading and to give something that will stimulate us to think Biblically and theologically, we are using a book by John MacArthur called Strength for Today: Daily Readings for a Deeper Faith. This book is a collection of 365 stand-alone daily devotions (each 1 page) with a reading, thoughtful questions, and suggestions for prayer. It is a wonderful supplement to use alongside the daily Bible readings and already many have commented about how well they like the devotional readings. I have a limited number of these devotionals in my office available for $15. If you need one, email me as soon as possible and let me know at pastorleap@yahoo.com
Now, if you haven’t started reading through the Bible in 2010, there’s hope for you yet! IT IS NOT TOO LATE FOR YOU TO BEGIN READING TODAY!!! Let me repeat it just in case you missed that… IT IS NOT TOO LATE FOR YOU TO BEGIN! You would be believing a lie from the Devil himself if you used that excuse to avoid developing a daily Bible-reading plan. The most simple thing to do is to determine that by the power of the Spirit, you are going to begin today and continue reading through the Bible. My two tips for those beginning a little late are as follows:
1. Pick up the material ASAP and begin with the current day. Get on pace right away. If you start on January 15th, then begin your daily readings with Jan. 15th. Don’t try to necessarily go back to Jan. 1st and “catch-up” because being behind will discourage you and you will quit.
2. Then, after you have started with the current day, chip away slowly at the days you have missed by going back and reading a day or two’s worth of missed material at a time so that you eventually cover all that you missed while staying on course with the daily readings.
If you haven’t done it before, I challenge you to take up the task of reading through the Bible this year. It will be one of the most rewarding and spiritually edifying exercises you have ever done, I promise. Ask any of the 15 or so who took up the challenge and read through their Bibles in 2009! They were all blessed tremendously and most of them have already begun reading through the Bible again in 2010! When the Word of God gets in you, I promise you it will bless and guide you in ways you never imagined.
Make 2010 the year that you read it through! Contact me today to get started!
January 16, 2010 at 1:38 PM
Hey!. it’s not that hard to do. if i can do it with my schedule you can do. First find a Bible translation you like. last year i used Women of Faith, this year I’m using a study bible i like Life Application NLT. has lots of maps, history biography of the main people in the chapters. I’ve also started keeping a notebook to write down things i don’t understand.
2. find a time and place that suits you
3. read a devotional and keep a prayer journal, helps you keep track of answered prayers.
4. Don’t be afraid. it’s something that should be habit
5. Join the crowd and Good Luck!. Norma