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 Paul writes in the mid 60s AD, urging Titus to properly establish the church in Crete. He is to appoint qualified elders who are able to teach sound doctrine and confront false teaching. And in the meantime he is to teach the believers what it is to live a godly life with one-another and in the world, motivated by the grace of God. This grace motivates by stressing the priviledge of being purified by Christ to be a people who are eager to do what is good, and the pattern of being peaceable to all on the understanding that God has not treated us as we deserve. As you read consider the nature of the Christian life.
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.