I want you to be a regular Bible reader in the coming year. The words of the Bible have power. Why? Because God’s Spirit actually directed humans to compose and record without error God’s revelation to humans.
For centuries and centuries God’s words have been accurately transmitted and to this very day you can read the Words of God in your own favorite translation.
Doesn’t this just boggle your mind? The Holy Spirit literally led humans in the production of the Bible so that what they wrote was precisely what God wanted written. The very breath of God came out of human writers.
As I read the Scriptures, I am very much committed to the revelation of the Holy Spirit, while staying completely anchored to the historical Word of God. Indeed, it is the expectation of the Scripture that God speaks to humans in clear, revelatory experiences without ever altering the biblical authority.
This Bible reading plan promoted by the Navigators is a good one. I like it because it’s grace filled. Notice that it doesn’t start with January. It starts with month one. That’s grace. If I need to start in, say, April, then April becomes month 1 or month 2 or whatever. Most years I have lots of false starts. Additionally, the plan has you reading the Bible just 25 days a month. Frankly, I often miss my reading on Saturday and Sunday. So 25 days for me is about right.
As you read the Bible in the coming year, may the Holy Spirit allow you to know and love Jesus more and more.
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