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 Proverbs 29:23 Understanding to grow in Godliness matters primarily because it pleases God. But also because it commends the gospel. So wives are called to the beauty of a willing submission to their husbands - and especially so any non-Christian husbands might be won over to consider the gospel. Such a command goes against the grain of our culture. But it is not a sanction of abuse. It is a means to harmony, recognizing that in marriage husbands are called to take the lead, caring and respecting for their wives and seeing them as equal hiers of salvation (3v7). Godliness is also to mark evangelism. Believers must "revere Christ as Lord" and so be prepared to face whatever hostility comes in shar