35.6% through the Bible…

Hey there,

I’m now 35.6% finished with my most current attempt to read through the Bible.  I’m in the middle of 2nd Chronicles.

I’ve signed up for a plan to complete it in 90 days.  In the past, and I’ve attempted it many times, I’d sign up for/commit to a plan to read through the entire Bible over a year.  I was never able to make it through, and was hoping a shorter commitment would work out better.

Things I’ve been thinking about lately:

• God is Holy
  • He really is, holy, set apart, distinct.  Thinking about the OT, the rules, the laws, the plan for how they were supposed to live in a relationship with God.  It’s covered like 3 different times, do this, do that, don’t to this, don’t do that.  They had everything they needed to follow this but still failed.  Just like us today.  But I rarely, well, I used to rarely think about how Holy God really is, and how we’re called to the same Holiness.  Awesome stuff.

• The OT is fully of good stuff that applies today!!!
  • We host a Bible study on Wednesday nights.  We’re going through the book of James currently.  It’s been neat to see how much of what I’m reading through has applied to the same things we’re studying on Wednesdays.  It’s so good.

• Staying in the Word is beneficial.
  • Since being a “player” in the church I’ve read the Bible a lot.  It almost always had to do with preparing a message, or for a study, or doing research.  This is the first time I’ve been consistent in reading through the Word for the sake of spending time in it.  It’s really been a blessing to me.

If anybody is interested in signing up for a read through the Bible I would recommend signing up for YouVersion.  If you’ve got an iPod or iPhone they’ve got an app for it as well, so you can take the reading with you.

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