We don’t have much without the Bible

We just returned from the Our Generation Summit in Gatlinburg. The one thing that the entire conference had in common was the fact that all we had to say and all that was possible to be preached required the Bible. The stunningly obvious is often so overlooked, but all the messages, songs and testimonies were based on some Bible verse or some stated Biblical truth. I thought for a moment today what it would be like to try a Summit without the Bible. I think about the countries that dont have the Bible in their language, or the countries in which it is illegal to own a Bible. I also think about how little those countries that have Bibles use them. The Bible may have become so common to us that it is invisible. I would say that to have a Bible and not use it is the same as not having one. Maybe worse.

How did the Bible change you today?

Now that is a comment

I received this comment on the “Jump Start Your Reading” post from Ruth Bassham. It was way too good to leave buried in the comments.

Thank you very much Ruth.

Don’t worry about how much you get read in a day, or whether you’re following the same pattern as someone else (chronological, Genesis to Revelation, some from Old and New each day, etc.) But DO read large portions through without skipping around, “pogo-sticking” through the Bible. Consider reading a book twice before going to the next book. Consider overlapping your reading each day (such as, read Chapters 1-4 today, then 2-6 tomorrow, 4-8 next, etc.). That gives you repetition and continuity. If you really want to digest a book or a portion, read it several or many times before you go on. It will make a huge difference in your comprehension, and you’ll see verses in their context like you’ve never seen them before. The Word of God is awesome, because God is awesome!

I love the overlapping the reading. I will be trying that out this week.