In this morning's sermon, Pastor challenged the congregation to do one or more of the following things:
- Commit to reading the Bible daily.
- Read the entire Old Testament by the end of 2009.
- Commit to Bible "journalling" for at least 1 month.
Since I already began a "read the Bible in a year" program back in Oct. '08, I've decided to incorporate the first and last challenges into my current study by utilizing this blog! You see, although the Bible-in-a-year program I use encourages daily Bible time, I fail short of my goal very quickly. My quiet time with Him and in the Word seems to wax and wane with my interest and when I "have time". For weeks on end I may read several chapters a day and ponder their meaning and application all day long. Then comes the dry spell where my Bible collects dust from one Sunday to the next. So, in 2009, I'm making the commitment to schedule Bible reading/quiet time into my daily routine. As part of that commitment, I'll be blogging about the verses that I've read that day, after I've taken some time to ponder and digest.
That being said (and assuming I have any readers at all), I have a favor to ask of you. I'd like you to be my accountability partners. If you see that I haven't blogged in a few days, please send me a "kick in the rear" message; a question about what I've been reading or a reminder that I'm not holding to the commitment I so dearly want to keep. Ok? Ok!
Wishing you many blessings in 2009!
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I'm glad to see you back!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Now hopefully I can manage not to bore you out of your skull with my simple view-per-verse each day this year. ;)
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