What's Your Bible Reading Plan?

[Keith]

 

i've also learned that i'm very INcapable of the self discipline required to read the bible every day. 

 

Ive been told that Jews have a reading plan where they read a certain amount each week. That seems better to me than every day. You can break the reading down into whatever works best for you, as long as it is all done in a week. That is the method I would like to do but .... have I mentioned my life is chaos lately? Im still waiting for the flood damage to be repaired.

 

 

You raise a good question here, Ayin Jade:  Do Christians need to read the Bible every day?  There aren't any commandments that say we have to.  I believe the general principle is there, though, that it's wise, prudent and being fully armored up to do so, but folks shouldn't feel condemned if they don't.  That's not to excuse going long periods without reading the Bible but, those looking for excuses are going to find them anyway, right?

 

I think how much time people spend in the Word (and prayer) are indicators of their spiritual health, though.  As Leonard Ravenhill often said, "No Christian is greater than his prayer life."  It's certainly an indicator of a person's priorities.  But, there are also naturally going to be days when you just don't get into the Word, which is all the more reason to be sure to have it in you as much as possible the other days.

[Keith]

When I read a lot of fiction, I used to love audio books.  Love them!  But, when it comes to an audio Bible, it's useless to me unless I'm specifically doing something (like going for a walk) where my concentration is focused on it.  To have an audio Bible playing on my computer while I'm doing other things is just noise because my mind is focused on what I'm doing instead.  That's probably why music hasn't been a big part of my life.  I don't own a single CD.  For the most part, I'm a laser-focused person.  I may not be able to multitask 90% of the time, but that one thing I am doing is done very, very well! 

[ayin jade]

 

 

i've also learned that i'm very INcapable of the self discipline required to read the bible every day. 

 

Ive been told that Jews have a reading plan where they read a certain amount each week. That seems better to me than every day. You can break the reading down into whatever works best for you, as long as it is all done in a week. That is the method I would like to do but .... have I mentioned my life is chaos lately? Im still waiting for the flood damage to be repaired.

 

 

You raise a good question here, Ayin Jade:  Do Christians need to read the Bible every day?  There aren't any commandments that say we have to.  I believe the general principle is there, though, that it's wise, prudent and being fully armored up to do so, but folks shouldn't feel condemned if they don't.  That's not to excuse going long periods without reading the Bible but, those looking for excuses are going to find them anyway, right?

 

I think how much time people spend in the Word (and prayer) are indicators of their spiritual health, though.  As Leonard Ravenhill often said, "No Christian is greater than his prayer life."  It's certainly an indicator of a person's priorities.  But, there are also naturally going to be days when you just don't get into the Word, which is all the more reason to be sure to have it in you as much as possible the other days.

 

 

Now prayer is something one should definitely do daily and more than once a day. 

[Blue Moon]

Does anyone use Professor Horner's Bible Reading Plan? I tried it, but I'm a slow reader and could not get through the 10 chapters a day. However, from the people that I am aware of who use it regularly, they love it, and it profits them richly.

[Keith]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now prayer is something one should definitely do daily and more than once a day. 

 

 

 

Oh gosh yes!  Without ceasing.  And definitely some time alone in our prayer closet.

[other one]

When I read a lot of fiction, I used to love audio books.  Love them!  But, when it comes to an audio Bible, it's useless to me unless I'm specifically doing something (like going for a walk) where my concentration is focused on it.  To have an audio Bible playing on my computer while I'm doing other things is just noise because my mind is focused on what I'm doing instead.  That's probably why music hasn't been a big part of my life.  I don't own a single CD.  For the most part, I'm a laser-focused person.  I may not be able to multitask 90% of the time, but that one thing I am doing is done very, very well! 

your subconscious is always listening to that Bible playing in the background.

[Keith]

 

When I read a lot of fiction, I used to love audio books.  Love them!  But, when it comes to an audio Bible, it's useless to me unless I'm specifically doing something (like going for a walk) where my concentration is focused on it.  To have an audio Bible playing on my computer while I'm doing other things is just noise because my mind is focused on what I'm doing instead.  That's probably why music hasn't been a big part of my life.  I don't own a single CD.  For the most part, I'm a laser-focused person.  I may not be able to multitask 90% of the time, but that one thing I am doing is done very, very well! 

your subconscious is always listening to that Bible playing in the background.

 

 

That's true.  Maybe it's just that I feel disrespectful, or like I'm not honoring God, by not paying attention to the Word when it's being spoken.  One of my Bible reading habits is to read it out loud.  I love speaking the Word.  I know a lot of people don't like the "begats" (lineage) but I especially love reading them. 

[Katrina 2015]

I have a hard time concentrating on reading the bible by like actually reading it, so I read it via a visual, via seeing - via Youtube. If I hear people talking out the verses out aloud in a video, I can concentrate more on it than by me reading it to myself - I don't know why that is, but it just is. I have a hard time concentrating when I'm reading rather than when watching something visually.....I try to start out by reading Genesis and then go from chapter to chapter - just like any other book but ever two months, I'll read it all over again - like it's my instruction manual...which of course, I look at it like it is..