Reading through the Bible
from cover-to-cover is something that I always wanted to do, and this year I decided to actually start doing so.  I have probably read the entire thing, just
not from beginning to end.  The journey has proven to be quite the
adventure.

Every Monday at our staff meetings, we report how many
days we have read during the past week.  It is a way we can keep one
another accountable.  It also puts in emphasis on the importance of
going to God and Scripture for personal devotion, something we all value as a staff.

Many times when
working for a church, or especially during Bible College, the Bible
just becomes a resource for work or class.  There is great value in
that time and research, but reading apart from work and school is
critical to have a good relationship with Jesus.

That being said, my strategy has helped so far.  I just decided to read from beginning
to end so that I never sit down and wonder what I am going to read
next.  Today I should be finishing 2 Chronicles and moving on to Ezra,
which I am looking forward to.

By reading from the beginning, you can really see the relationship between God and people shift dynamically.  God always wants the best for his people, but those people do not always care.

Why write about this?  I am not
trying to say that I am better than everyone else because I read
daily.  I am writing because I want everyone to know how beneficial it
is to read.  There are times that I do not really get what is going
on.  And there are times that I am hardly focused.  But I have no
doubts that God will bless that time set apart to read Scripture.

Everyone should be in Scripture and prayer day to day.  The value is immeasurable.