ALL – Psalm 6:1-10
ALL – Proverbs 1:29-33
OT – Genesis 13:5-15:21
NT – Matthew 5:27-48
My baby just woke up, so I’m just going to send the readings out, for now. Maybe I’ll have some thoughts to share later. Of course, if you have thoughts, feel free to share them here.
To review the Bible reading plan options, please visit http://tinyurl.com/yj2o7jz.
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Showing posts with label Bible reading. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Friday, January 1, 2010
Got Discipline?
ALL - Psalm 1:1-6
ALL - Proverbs 1:1-6
OT - Genesis 1:1-2:25
NT - Matthew 1:1-2:12
People say that I’m a disciplined guy. But right now, I don’t feel like that’s very true. I don’t get out of bed when I’m supposed to. I don’t go to bed when I should. I don’t exercise. I barely manage to feed the dog—let alone play with her. I can’t seem to find time to manage the family finances. And when I get online for work purposes, I keep getting distracted by news story after news story after news story; they go on forever!
So I’ve been praying that God would give me discipline. Because I need it. I need discipline so that I can take care of my family as I should. I need discipline so that I can serve Christ’s church as I should. I need discipline just to take better care of myself!
Enter today’s reading from Proverbs:
The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:
for attaining wisdom and discipline;
for understanding words of insight;
for acquiring a disciplined and prudent life,
doing what is right and just and fair; - Proverbs 1:1-3
If I hadn’t been praying for discipline, I don’t think I would have noticed how often the word “discipline” comes up in these opening words. Why read the Proverbs? Because the Proverbs are “for attaining…discipline” and “for acquiring a disciplined and prudent life.”
If you’re like me, and you need discipline in your life, join me in reading through the Proverbs this year.
Father, give me (us) discipline through Your wisdom!
Who’s with me?
ALL - Proverbs 1:1-6
OT - Genesis 1:1-2:25
NT - Matthew 1:1-2:12
People say that I’m a disciplined guy. But right now, I don’t feel like that’s very true. I don’t get out of bed when I’m supposed to. I don’t go to bed when I should. I don’t exercise. I barely manage to feed the dog—let alone play with her. I can’t seem to find time to manage the family finances. And when I get online for work purposes, I keep getting distracted by news story after news story after news story; they go on forever!
So I’ve been praying that God would give me discipline. Because I need it. I need discipline so that I can take care of my family as I should. I need discipline so that I can serve Christ’s church as I should. I need discipline just to take better care of myself!
Enter today’s reading from Proverbs:
The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:
for attaining wisdom and discipline;
for understanding words of insight;
for acquiring a disciplined and prudent life,
doing what is right and just and fair; - Proverbs 1:1-3
If I hadn’t been praying for discipline, I don’t think I would have noticed how often the word “discipline” comes up in these opening words. Why read the Proverbs? Because the Proverbs are “for attaining…discipline” and “for acquiring a disciplined and prudent life.”
If you’re like me, and you need discipline in your life, join me in reading through the Proverbs this year.
Father, give me (us) discipline through Your wisdom!
Who’s with me?
How to Use This (Customizable) Devotional
Happy New Year! This year I’ll be reading through the whole Bible instead of only through the Old Testament. But you don’t have to. I’ve chosen a Bible reading plan that you can customize to help you take the next step in your own spiritual life (the Bible reading plan, by the way, can be found and downloaded from http://www.oneyearbibleonline.com/readingplan.asp?version=51&startmmdd=0101).
So here’s how it works. Each day, there will be four readings—for example, today’s readings are:
Genesis 1:1-2:25
Matthew 1:1-2:12
Psalm 1:1-6
Proverbs 1:1-6
And each day I will mark the readings with the following abbreviations: OT (Old Testament), NT (New Testament), ALL (Everyone). It will look like this:
ALL - Psalm 1:1-6
ALL - Proverbs 1:1-6
OT - Genesis 1:1-2:25
NT - Matthew 1:1-2:12
Notice that I rearranged the readings, putting the 2 readings labeled ALL on top. Those two readings will usually be the shortest, because they come from the Psalms and the Proverbs. I’ve put them on top because I would encourage everyone who doesn’t have another Scripture reading plan to read at least these two Scriptures each day.
The rest of the reading plan is just as simple. If you would like to read through the Old Testament in a year, then read through the Scriptures labeled OT, in addition to the ones labeled ALL. If you would like to read through the New Testament in a year, then read through the Scriptures labeled NT—and I would encourage you to continue reading the Scriptures labeled ALL, too. And some of you will want to read through the entire Bible—just join me in reading each Scripture each day.
I’m sure that there will be some who read this plan days, weeks, or even months after we’ve started it. No worries! Join us wherever we are. Don’t worry about “catching up.” If you stay faithful in your reading, starting now, you’ll have plenty of time to read the Scriptures for yourself.
Which plan have you chosen?
So here’s how it works. Each day, there will be four readings—for example, today’s readings are:
Genesis 1:1-2:25
Matthew 1:1-2:12
Psalm 1:1-6
Proverbs 1:1-6
And each day I will mark the readings with the following abbreviations: OT (Old Testament), NT (New Testament), ALL (Everyone). It will look like this:
ALL - Psalm 1:1-6
ALL - Proverbs 1:1-6
OT - Genesis 1:1-2:25
NT - Matthew 1:1-2:12
Notice that I rearranged the readings, putting the 2 readings labeled ALL on top. Those two readings will usually be the shortest, because they come from the Psalms and the Proverbs. I’ve put them on top because I would encourage everyone who doesn’t have another Scripture reading plan to read at least these two Scriptures each day.
The rest of the reading plan is just as simple. If you would like to read through the Old Testament in a year, then read through the Scriptures labeled OT, in addition to the ones labeled ALL. If you would like to read through the New Testament in a year, then read through the Scriptures labeled NT—and I would encourage you to continue reading the Scriptures labeled ALL, too. And some of you will want to read through the entire Bible—just join me in reading each Scripture each day.
I’m sure that there will be some who read this plan days, weeks, or even months after we’ve started it. No worries! Join us wherever we are. Don’t worry about “catching up.” If you stay faithful in your reading, starting now, you’ll have plenty of time to read the Scriptures for yourself.
Which plan have you chosen?
Thursday, December 31, 2009
End the Year Well!
Malachi 3-4; Psalm 150; Proverbs 31:25-31
I’m not going to make any comments today. I just want to wish everyone a Happy New Year! May God’s grace carry you forward into a new year of enjoying and depending on Him.
I’m not going to make any comments today. I just want to wish everyone a Happy New Year! May God’s grace carry you forward into a new year of enjoying and depending on Him.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Listening and Talking to God
Daniel 9-10; Psalm 124; Proverbs 29:5-8
We’re so used to seeing stories about how people heard directly from God, whether in visions or whatever, that we sometimes skip right past this story. What story? The story where Daniel listens to God through the Scriptures.
In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes (a Mede by descent), who was made ruler over the Babylonian kingdom--in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the LORD given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. – Daniel 9:1-2
We never get past the Scriptures. God spoke through them. He still speaks through them. And through them, we can hear His voice. When we hear Him, we should take Him seriously and respond, as Daniel did:
So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes. – Daniel 9:3
Father, may we listen carefully to You by spending time reading Your words in Your Word. And may we not study them just to be sure that we can answer trivial questions about the details we find there; may we listen to take Your words to heart—and respond in fervent prayer.
What is it that makes you forget to spend time in God’s Word—or not to spend time in the Bible even when you remember that you should?
We’re so used to seeing stories about how people heard directly from God, whether in visions or whatever, that we sometimes skip right past this story. What story? The story where Daniel listens to God through the Scriptures.
In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes (a Mede by descent), who was made ruler over the Babylonian kingdom--in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the LORD given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. – Daniel 9:1-2
We never get past the Scriptures. God spoke through them. He still speaks through them. And through them, we can hear His voice. When we hear Him, we should take Him seriously and respond, as Daniel did:
So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes. – Daniel 9:3
Father, may we listen carefully to You by spending time reading Your words in Your Word. And may we not study them just to be sure that we can answer trivial questions about the details we find there; may we listen to take Your words to heart—and respond in fervent prayer.
What is it that makes you forget to spend time in God’s Word—or not to spend time in the Bible even when you remember that you should?
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