If you're like me, you just finished or are in the process of finishing a Bible reading plan. Also if you're like me, you just started reading it again. To the natural mind, this makes no sense at all. Who in the world reads a book and, the day after they finish it, starts reading it again?
The Psalmist wrote, "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light to my path". We have about one storm every year where the power goes out. I hate it. No power means no cooking, no television and worst of all, no lights. Reading the Bible keeps the lights on. It illuminates our path and gives us vision for the journey.
Growing up in church, I heard people say they got something new every time they read the Bible. To my young mind, this was nonsense. But I have come to find that these sweet people were exactly right. There are nuggets and new perspectives I find each and every time I read a passage that I have read many times. Line upon line, precept upon precept- this is the way we grown in the Lord. Reading the scripture is an essential part of that.
If you haven't started reading for this year, I encourage you to get after it. I'm a big fan of YouVerson.com. There are multiple reading plans and translations of the Bible to fit what you're looking for.
Go turn the lights on.
