Get into the Book

Umm….yeah.

I’m off on Christmas break and haven’t looked in my planner for a few days. Usually (including this time) I have Laced With Grace in my planner the day BEFORE my day to write. But…if you don’t look in the book, you don’t have a clue what is going on….so I’m writing late in the day.

And (as most things in life) the thought took a turn.

Our walk with God is the same way. He has given us His Word, Scripture. If we don’t look in the Book, we don’t have that intimate reading of God’s Word to us. Yes, we can hear it in song, we can hear it preached, we can listen. But I don’t think there is a substitute for sitting down with the Word of God, hiding it in our hearts.

I’ve chosen to read the Bible chronologically (although I didn’t get through in a year). This has been a different experience; as I read through the life of David in the History Books I also read the Psalms that he wrote during his life. Reading it like this has given me a different perspective on both David and on the Psalms that he wrote.

Here is a website that has a wide variety of Bible reading plans (sent to your email box in a variety of languages!)

I encourage you all to make this the year of commitment to Scripture. Choose a plan, choose a day to start.

I have hidden your word in my heart
that I might not sin against you. (Psa. 119:11, KJV)

Ellen Sig Tag

5 thoughts on “Get into the Book

  1. Sally906

    Thank you for the words and the link – I needed this so badly – I don’t attend church, my husband is a non-Christian – so I rely on online Christian fellowship. Had no idea how to formulate a bible reading plan and this was an answer from God.

    I have signed up to do a chronological reading. Well bookmarked it and have printed out a copy.

    Now i just need to find a Christian yahoo group to join for fellowship

  2. eph2810

    Wow – I never thought reading the Bible in chronological order. I can imagine that is really cool reading Samuel, Kings and the Psalms. I really have to think about this approach. Thank you for sharing, Ellen.

    Blessings to you and yours.