The new year is often bright with hope that this will be the year that we finally (you fill in the blank.) I don't always make resolutions, but this year there are two things I want to accomplish.
Resolution #1 ~ With God's grace and the help of the Holy Spirit, read the Bible through in a year again. (I haven't done this since I started working full-time about 5 years ago.) Debbie and Paula in my ladies' Bible class suggested reading chronologically, so that is my plan. I have no excuse, as I found bibleplan.org that will let you read the Bible through in any version and by 13 different plans. I have chosen to read the New American Standard Version chronologically, and if you scroll down to the bottom of the page, you will see that I can sign up to have each day's reading emailed to me!
My plan and prayer is not just to read the words to say I did it, but to read with understanding and conviction. I am amazed every day that the Bible is just not words on a page, but alive! Jesus is quoted in John 6:63, "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life." Hebrews 4:12 tells us, "The word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart."
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