Bible reading plans

[Matthias]

“The path of spiritual growth must be walked with an open Bible in your own hand.” - Glenna Marshall

We should be growing spiritually every day. Open your Bible and read it. Every day.

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”Never underestimate the power of daily reading and learning.”

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Never underestimate the power of daily reading and learning.

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[Matthias]

From my X / Twitter “For you” feed this afternoon -

“Memorizing Scripture is how you keep truth within reach when life doesn’t give you time to flip pages. The devil doesn’t wait for you to get home and open your Bible; he hits you in the moment, in the car, in the conversation, in the temptation, in the late-night spiral. That’s why Bible memory isn’t for ‘super Christians.’ It’s basic equipment. A sword on the shelf won’t help you in a fight.

Most believers remember lyrics, commercials, and arguments better than they remember verses, and that tells you what‘s been feeding them. The mind will store what you repeat. If you repeat fear, you’ll live fearful. If you repeat bitterness, you’ll stay bitter. But if you repeat Scripture, you’ll have truth ready when your emotions start lying to you. Memorizing isn’t showing off; it’s stocking your soul.

Scripture memory also makes you harder to manipulate. When someone throws a verse at you out of context, you’ll recognize the passage, the setting, and the balance of the whole counsel of God. When false doctrine whispers, you’ll have the Bible’s voice louder than the internet’s. That’s why Jesus answered Satan with ‘It is written,’ not ‘I feel.’ Memory turned into authority in real time.

So don’t wait until you ‘have more time’ to memorize. Start small. One verse a week can change your mind over a year. Hide the Word in your heart and you’ll find it shows up exactly when you need it. The Holy Ghost loves to bring back stored Scripture, but He doesn’t bring back what you never put in.”

(Paul Tackett)

https://x.com/tntjohn1717/status/2049841657571357071?s=46&t=T64e94h2unfHH-VO4i01zA

I think the pastor has offered us some sound instruction. Let’s commit to opening our Bible’s daily and store scripture in our minds.

 

[Matthias]

“Christian, prize thou the word, feed on the word, whether it be dished up in a sermon at the public or in a conference with some Christian friend in private, or in a more secret duty of reading and meditation by the solitary self.” - William Gurnall

“Prize thou the word.” Why would a Christian not long to do that every day? We want it. We need it. We really must not allow anything to keep us from it.

 

[Matthias]

“The average person reads over 265 social media posts, emails, and text messages on their phones or tablets every single day.

Proof-positive that we really do have time to read our Bibles and pray every single day.

We just choose to use our time on lesser important things.”

(Shane Pruitt)

https://x.com/shane_pruitt78/status/2061174634683265165?s=61

If you don’t have a daily reading plan / habit yet, you have time today to choose one.

 

[Matthias]

“Better to miss 100 meals than miss your daily reading of the Bible.” - Ray Comfort

I don’t know about you, but that makes me hungry. Have you fed on your daily Bible reading today?

 

[Matthias]

“When it comes to reading the Bible, it’s better to start small and be consistent than to try to read too much and burn out. Find an amount that you can read consistently and try to stick with it as much as possible. The more consistent you are with reading the Bible, the more you’ll grow in godliness.”

(Love Worth Finding Ministries)

LWFMinistries (@lwfministries) on X

When it comes to reading the Bible, it’s better to start small and be consistent than to try to read too much and burn out. Find an amount that you can read consistently and try to stick with it as much as possible. The more consistent you are with reading the Bible, the more https://t.co/yBRXyzvgj1

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How is your reading going?

 

[Jay Ross]

How is your reading going?

Sorry, I am not a tea drinker, so I have no tea leaves to read.

For dunkers of tea bags, they too have no leaves to read either.

 

[Matthias]

Sorry, I am not a tea drinker, so I have no tea leaves to read.

For dunkers of tea bags, they too have no leaves to read either.

With tea

Without tea

Let it be

 

[Jay Ross]

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With tea

Without tea

Let it be

From memory "Let it be" is a Beatles song, but I am getting too long in the tooth these days to remember.

 

[Matthias]

From memory "Let it be" is a Beatles song, but I am getting too long in the tooth these days to remember.

I’m on a Bible reading campaign. Reading the Bible regularly is good for the memory.

 

[Matthias]

“If you do not love the Bible, you certainly do not love the God who gave it to us.” - C.H. Spurgeon

A word of encouragement for the weary soul.

Spend time daily reading the Bible, given to us out of love by the God of Israel. Doing so is a way of demonstrating your love of our heavenly Father.

 

[Matthias]

He’s talking. Read his words. Hear what he has to say, every day.

 

[Matthias]

“Imagine reading your Bible as often as you check your phone. How different would your walk with Christ look six months from now?” - Scott Roberts

Impractical? Well, how different would your walk with Jesus be if you simply read your Bible daily? If you aren’t reading the Bible daily, I hope you’ll give this some thought.

 

[Jay Ross]

“Imagine reading your Bible as often as you check your phone. How different would your walk with Christ look six months from now?” - Scott Roberts

Impractical? Well, how different would your walk with Jesus be if you simply read your Bible daily? If you aren’t reading the Bible daily, I hope you’ll give this some thought.

I spend more time soaking in the Word of God than I spend looking at the messages on my phone. Few of the messages on my phone are that relevant or necessary for my every day journey, however soaking in the Word of God guides my daily journey towards a far better outcome for my life in Christ. As I soak in the Word of God my understand of God and His purposes for my life grows to the point where my phone is not the means by which I connect with God.

 

[Matthias]

Scott Roberts (@ScottRoberts) on X

We are all being discipled by something. The question is whether those influences are making us wiser or pulling us away from Christ. Get your priorities correct. Build your life on God's Word. Stay rooted in the local church. Read good books. Get outside and marvel at God's

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[Matthias]

We can’t afford not to read the Bible regularly. Keep the path lit.

 

[Matthias]

Pretty solid advice. Start today.

 

[Matthias]

“Filter everything through Scripture.
News. Politics. Podcasts. Sermons. Social media.

If the Bible is not your lens, culture or even our own opinions will be.

The Word of God must be final authority.”

(Scott Roberts)

Scott Roberts (@ScottRoberts) on X

Filter everything through Scripture. News. Politics. Podcasts. Sermons. Social media. If the Bible is not your lens, culture or even our own opinions will be. The Word of God must be final authority.

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To follow that solid advice well, read the Bible regularly. Daily reading is best.

Now that you know if you didn’t, what’s your plan?

 

[Matthias]

“The Bible is not a book reserved for pastors, theologians, and seminary professors.

It is God’s Word given to His people.

Read it. Study it. Know it. Treasure it. Love it. Obey it. Live by it.

‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ - Matthew 4:4”

Scott Roberts (@ScottRoberts) on X

The Bible is not a book reserved for pastors, theologians, and seminary professors. It is God's Word given to His people. Read it. Study it. Know it. Treasure it. Love it. Obey it. Live by it. "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God." - Matthew 4:4

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You’re a follower of Jesus or want to be. Why wouldn’t you?

If you’re a follower of Jesus or want to be and you aren’t, why aren’t you?

Let’s read and study the scriptures today, and every day that God grants us life on his good earth.

 

[Matthias]

“He [Paul] could accurately evaluate the circumstances before him and present an honorable testimony in front of the hostile religious leaders. Such discernment and righteous behavior will also be true of us, if our consciences are informed by the standards of God’s Word (see 1 Corinthians 2:14-15; 4:4). Therefore we ought to sense, as those who want to conduct ourselves well before worldly authorities, the importance of faithfully reading, studying, and applying the Scripture.”

(John MacArthur, Why Government Can’t Save You, p. 116)

Do you sense it? If you do, follow your properly informed conscience and do what you sense, what you know, you must do. Faithfully read, study, and apply the scriptures. Make a plan, have a plan, and follow through on it.