We'll begin the 2010-11 reading schedule on Sunday, September 5. The new schedule will soon be available as a downloadable pdf.Today's Reading:
Psalm 119:97-112
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Focus Verses: Psalm 119:97, 103-104
97 Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long. - - - 103 How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! 104 I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path.
Insight:
Bible reading should not be approached as a mere duty or study assignment. The psalmist loved the Scriptures and savored them like honey. When something is sweet and desirable it is approached as a joy and privilege. Those who delight in the richness of the Word gain understanding for life and find every right path.
Response and Action:
I am thankful for the Bible and I read it because I want to! I want to enjoy and delight in the precious gift of God's Word. So often Bible reading is talked about in terms of duty and discipline, but I think about it in terms of love and longing for truth. I cannot think of anything sweeter than finding my way in life and growing in wisdom.
O God, thank you for the sweetness and goodness of your Word. Help me to delight in it each day. Lead me and bless me as I do. Amen.
Spiritual Formation Verses: Jeremiah 15:16
16 When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart's delight, for I bear your name, O LORD God Almighty.
Recommended Reading:
Zondervan NIV Study Bible
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