In The Word
Yesterday marked the end of a 30 day period in my life where I have literally been in the Word of God more than ever. NewThru30 is a reading plan that takes you through the New Testament in 30 days. It was designed by the awesome folks at Elevation Church. I will confess, that even as a pastor, I have a tough time getting in the Word as often as I should. This study helped me in two ways. (There were more, but these are the main ones:-)
- The importance of being in God’s Word is immeasurable. You hear this a lot from pulpits, bible teachers, etc. But, until you are in the Word A LOT, you cannot know what God has in store for you. I often tell my students, it’s like getting to know a friend. The more you hang out with them and experience life together, the more you trust them and feel that deep sense of friendship between the two of you.
- God’s grand narrative of scripture made a bit more clear. I will not say that I understand the fullness of God’s redemptive story now, but I will say, reading the scripture at a fast pace helps to see God’s story “Big Picture”. You get a better understanding of who He is and what His plan is all about.
Reading through the bible at a fast pace is not the ONLY way to read. You should take your time to here God’s voice. But for the reason’s mentioned above, I am now more in love and closer to God than I have ever been. I challenge you to take the NewThru30 reading plan seriously and get into the Word! Go to the site and download the plan. Try to start on a Monday (to make the plan easy to adapt) but if you can’t just get started and READ!
-AOD
