Reading Through the Bible

I don't remember the exact date when I began reading through the Bible on the cycle, but when I finished yesterday at about 4:30 a.m. two thoughts occurred to me.

First, this was fun and secondly, I need to do this more often. So today I began to read through the Bible again. At the age of 62 I've read through the Bible several times but that not enough. I not talking about "works" folks as if reading my daily Bible readings is something to check off as a good deed done. What I mean is that reading the Bible is important and must become a priority in my life because it is God's Holy Word. I want to read it again and again because I believe it really is God's Word, and I believe God speaks through His Word.

I've been listening to some biographys of some of the great saints of past. I believe it was on the story about George Muller that the speaker commented that during Muller's lifetime he read through the Bible over 200 times. I don't know if I can read through the Bible that many times in the remaining time I've got left, but I'm committed to reading my Bible more. Not so I can win at "Bible Trivia," but I want to know God. I want to understand His will for my life. I want to grow in my knowledge of Him, and share what I learn with others.


I don't know if you've read through the Bible before, but I would like to encourage you to join me in the journey. On this cycle, I decided to read through Mark's Gospel. I've not interested in breaking some record, but I want to hear and experience God in the process. I may this cycle choose to read each book of the Bible several times through before moving on to the next book. Obviously that will take more than a year. So if you have not started a reading plan, join me in reading through the Gospel of Mark. As I was reading this morning before church, I was amazed at the number of time the word "immediately" occurs in the first chapter. Check it out for yourself; I think it will amaze you as well. Tell me what your learing from God's Word.