Here are some great tips for successfully reading the bible from Paul Ireland who attends Hope Community Church. I think what resonates for me is journaling and praying because it takes away the legalistic attitude I so easily develop out of reading the Word when I'm aiming to be disciplined about reading it. My 2011 isn't reading the whole bible but reading it daily. And most importantly, meeting Jesus each day in that time. May we all respond to what we read.
Kind of a cool story about how God spoke to me about the Word today...
I'm waiting for follow-up on some test results right now to know why I'm having edema in my legs and protein in my urine. I've been restless because I hate waiting! I like to know how I'm moving forward. In praying for peace God made it quite clear to me today that peace comes from his Word. Once again my time in the Word this morning was about how important the Word is. God is driving home the point (thank goodness)! It absolutely blows me away how much he continually pursues us! Crazy man! So after reading my bible, I got out of bed and went to the kitchen where I have a daily flip devotional/verse book. I rarely remember to turn it but today I did :-)
Sure enough it was the perfect message. And God speaks!! "Are storms in your life making you afraid? You can have peace despite the storms. Stay close to Jesus Christ. Read God's Word. Pray." Isaiah 26:3 "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee"
In His Peace,
AT
