12/16/2023 0 Comments Daily bible readSome people have personalities or schedules (or both) that are not conducive to daily time sitting down and reading. If I know there will be a lot of people wanting to talk, I go to the park or a quiet spot in the sanctuary. I wait to turn on the computer, and I close the door. So I have switched to taking the first few minutes when I first walk into my office. Also, having kids who wake up at different times makes my morning routine less predictable. This means that my brain is not at its best when I first wake up. I used to try to do it first thing when I wake up, but there is a glaring problem with this strategy: I drink coffee. I have found that amid the pace of life, Bible reading (like so many other things) tends to eclipsed unless it is structured into our daily schedule. But if Christ claims that daily Bible reading is more important to us than daily food, we can’t neglect our own nourishment, even while seeking to feed others.Īs I have tried to help guys struggling in this area, and also remain vigilant and creative and fresh in my own Bible intake, I’ve come up with a couple basic ideas that some have found helpful.ġ) Plan a regular time and place into your daily schedule And it doesn’t necessarily get easier for those of us who are in ministry or study the Bible in an academic context-in fact, I think many pastors face the temptation of their teaching ministry from the Bible to crowd out, or altogether replace, their own personal devotional reading of Scripture. One of the issues that comes up most often frequently when I am discipling others in the church is the struggle to do daily Bible reading. I might expect Jesus to say, “man shall not disobey the Lord even when he dies of hunger.” Instead, he says, in effect, “even now, as my body wastes away, even here my deepest need is not bread but the Word of God.” In other words, Jesus’ response is not simply a rejection of Satan’s offer, but a reorientation of his condition. But even in extreme hunger, Jesus prioritizes spiritual food above our physical food: “man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). His ribs are poking out, and his body is worn away after 40 days of fasting. I picture Jesus there, looking at the stones. The ©Bible Companion, by Robert Roberts, is used by permission of the Christadelphian Magazine and Publishing Association Ltd., by whom all rights are reserved.I’ve always been amazed by Jesus’ response to Satan’s first temptation: “i f you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread” (Matthew 4:3). (740K) Complete Guide to the use of this site If you would like to join our mailing list and have the day's readings notes emailed to you each day, then click the 'Mailing List' link on the left and fill in the form to join our mailing list. If you don't want today's readings, simply click a month on the left menu and choose a date from the page which appears. It is dedicated to those who wish to use this plan, and we trust you will find it helpful. This site has been created by Christadelphians. The plan starts on January 1st in Genesis, Psalms and Matthew and works its way through the scriptures as the year goes along providing around 4 chapters per day. It is simply a method by which you can be sure that by the end of a year, you have read the whole of the Bible, Old Testament once and New Testament twice. There is nothing special at all about this plan. Most Christadelphians follow a plan of Bible Reading called The Bible Companion.
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