Jesus taught that all scripture testifies about him so that in him we might have life (John 5v39-40). King David taught that it is only by living according to God's word that we're kept on the right path (Psalm 119v9). What then could be better than reading the entire Bible? Click the menu to read about the program, choose a month or Bible book - or just work through the blog posts day by day.
BEGIN
WITH PRAYER
"Lord
open my eyes and my heart."
Read
slowly so that you take in. And as you do, turn your heart to God, thanking him
for the good you discover and praying his will home for you, your family, your
church and the world.
Wisdom to
chew on
Understanding to
grow in
Here we
see that humanity’s rebellion against God is the source of all that we struggle
within the world today and that Jesus came to deliver us from. And it is here
that he is first prophesied: One of the woman’s offspring will crush the
serpent (representing Satan) whilst bring struck by him as Jesus was on the
cross (3v15). The lack of any mention of Adam even hints that this
serpent-crusher may have no human father. As you read note the various
consequences of sin.
Finish
this reading by pausing to ask yourself:
1) What’s
the main thing it teaches me about God or his purposes in Christ? Then praise him for this.
2) What’s
the main thing it teaches me about his will for me or the world? Then pray that home.
Devotion to
offer up
You could
read this aloud and perhaps as a springboard to further prayer.