The Bible is God’s words. God speaks to us through His words.
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” (2 Timothy 3:16)
It is important that we read and meditate it every day. So, grab yourself a copy of the paper bible, or you can use an online one on many websites. Two examples of websites that offer free bibles are:
You can find many other language translations in Bible.com too. There are also Spanish and English translations from Bible Gateway.
You would find that there are many bible versions in English. The most common one used is NIV (New International Version) and ESV (English Standard Version).
It is best to read Bible every morning, when you are refreshed and about to start the new day. My practice is to do this just after you are awake and before having breakfast. Find a quiet place and read what God is speaking to you in this day.
Just let you know, there are altogether 66 books in the Bible. It consists of Old Testament and New Testament.
You can follow some Bible Reading Plans, or you can make up your own. However it is always good to read both a portion of Old Testament and New Testament every day.
A good bible reading plan that I have followed for years and would highly recommend is M’Cheyne Reading Plan.
It takes you through the Old Testament once, Psalms and New Testament twice in one year. You would be reading 4 chapters a day.
You can sign up the Bible Plan from Bible.com or you can use other websites to do so too.
If you are using paper Bible, you can also do a search on the internet and download the pdf file of the plan to help you.
Before you read the Bible, pray to God like what King David wrote in Psalm 119:18, “Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.”
Ask God to give you understanding to His words and help you to love Him more, trust Him more, and to walk in His way.
Let’s finish this post by praying the words of Thomas Cranmer (1489 – 1556) in the Collect for Second Sunday for Advent,
“Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience and comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.”
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