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
When will they - will we, learn. Again Jeremiah proclaimed God's word. But the people were determined to interpret events not according to what God had to say but according to what they desired. Rather than see their hardships in Judah as his judgment, they saw them as needing even greater idolatry now in Egypt. One thinks of how the individualism of our age that worships self, refuses to accept the family breakdown and mental illness that besets it is its result and, in a sense, God's judgment in handing us over to our own desires (Rom 1v18-32). Instead, it continues to assert moral autonomy rather than repent in the light of God's word. As you read note the stubbornness of the Jews.
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.