It’s such a blessing to be witnessing a new year, full of opportunities and perhaps challenges, in uncharted territory. Hopefully, we have come in with a blueprint for some good productivity.
Today on the blog, we’ll be signposting some Bible reading plans. With the countless options out there, I imagine we could do with some helpful pointers.
Pastor John Piper, in this short podcast, makes a case for the discipline of using a daily Bible reading plan, sharing his personal experience and plan for 2018.
Personally, I am using D.A. Carson’s For The Love of God vol.1 for my Bible reading this year. It’s the same one I had last year, even though I recorded not a few misses!
For The Love of God is structured after Robert Murray M’Cheyne’s Bible reading plan, with 4 daily readings from both the Old and New Testaments. You’ll be pleased to know there is an option of doing only 2 readings a day!
By the end of the reading plan, one would have read through the New Testament and Psalms twice and the Old Testament once. There is a reflection and commentary on one of the day’s reading. What I find remarkably helpful is that the commentary locates each reading within the larger framework of history and God’s plan, thereby giving the reader a good context and understanding of the Bible as a whole.
Here’s a link to a compiled list of equally good plans that may better suit your needs. From the 5-day weekly plan to the self-paced one, there really isn’t a shortage of ideas.
Remember, as is often said, by failing to plan, we inadvertently plan to fail. Let’s take God at His Word by planning to ‘not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God’.
Subsequent posts will offer further help, clarity and encouragement for the journey. There’s treasure to be found, let’s keep digging!
Happy New Year!
Thank you for this very useful writing, this is a prayer answered for me. I’ve been thinking about what to do for Bible reading for this new year and what to do for a daily Bible reading plan, so this came at the right time. Thank you and God bless.
You’re welcome Sheri. I hope you find one that works for you!