It is time again to look at our New Year’s resolutions which give us the opportunity to look back at what we committed to last
My question for us is: Why do so many Christians start with a strong commitment and yet lose their way when reading the Bible? One reason may be that we have too high of an expectation of what we will feel every day when we read. We know this is God’s Word and that He speaks to us through this Book, and yet so many times, when we’re reading the assigned portion of Scripture for the day, it all feels so, well, ordinary. and we ask ourselves “Why don’t I feel like my life is changing?”
Normally the Bible works in our hearts the Spirit in a quiet and gentle way through the rhythms of daily submission, of regular obedience to Christ’s Lordship, and of opening up our lives before this open Book and asking God to change us. Change doesn’t always happen overnight. Growth doesn’t happen in an instant. Instead, it happens over time, as we eat and drink and exercise spiritually through Scripture reading.
This is why each year I work to recommit my life to Bible / Scripture Habits in my life. So as I have prayed and researched how I will commit myself to Bible Reading this year, I want to share some of the fruit and ideas I am compiling that may be beneficial for you in the following links. Let me know if they are helpful and I pray you grow in God’s grace through you reading Scripture this year.
2019 Bible Rading Plans
Bible Reading Plans for 2019 from Ligonier Ministries
Bible Plan website of plans
Bible Study Tools Bible Readin
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Blog about the 5
Navigators Bible Reading Plans
Finding the Right Bible Reading Plan for you
Desiring God Reading Plans
The KINGDOM Bible Reading Plan Num.
M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan
One Year Classic Bible Reading Plan – OT/NT each day
How to read the Whole Bible – Gospel Coalition
5 Great Bible Study Plans to Try Today
One Year Bible reading Plans from Bethlehem Baptist Church
Reading The Bible Fast And Slow In 2019
10 Suggestions For Your Personal Devotions in 2019
Reading through the Bible in a year by Jean Williams
Chronological Bible Reading
What reading through the Bible in Chronological order will do for us
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Five KEY Reasons why it’s important to read through the Bible in historical, chronological order
An intro: Why read through the Bible in Chronological Order
PLEASE read these two books as you study your Bible, to correctly interpret what you read
Download Chronological Bible reading plans
Read your Bible for an overview of all
Previous Posts on Bible Reading Plans
Bible reading plans for 2018
Bible reading 2017
2016 Bible reading plans
Bible reading plans for 2016 (#2)
pick Bible reading plan 2015
Bible-reading-plans-for-2013
General Resources on Bible Reading
Where to begin reading the Bible
Your Top Ten Questions About Bible Reading
The Most Important Voice in 2019
How To Begin A Bible-Reading Habit in 2018
Into the Word
The Collected Best Christian Books of 2018
The 2019 Christian Reading Challenge