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
God is concerned with true and impartial justice. Judges are to be appointed to judge fairly, and convictions are only to be on the evidence of two or three witnesses, with them leading the punishment if the death penalty, as a disincentive to lying. Harder cases are to be brought to the priests at the location of the tabernacle (later, the temple). And kings are not above the law, but to forgo grandeur and consider themselves no better than the people. Cities of refuge are to be provided as places of protection from vengeance for those who accidentally kill others, whilst murderers who flee to them are to be put to death. All crimes are to be thoroughly investigated and false witnesses are to suffer the punishment those they falsely condemned would have had to have faced. It callenges all injustice within modern society, and looks to the true and impartial final justice that Christ himself will dispense (Rom 2v2-4). As you read note how these laws protect the vulnerable.
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.