Greetings all, and happy New Year! As I mentioned in my previous post we are going to take a slightly different approach to our Bible reading this year. First of all I want to encourage each of you to commit to a personal Bible reading program of your own choosing. Good Bible reading plans can be found in the back of many study Bibles, in Bible study software programs, on-line, or even via smart phone apps. I want to encourage you to take a systematic approach to your Bible reading including both the Old and New Testament in your regular reading plan. If you don't have a good plan in mind, feel free to check out the first page archived on this blog to help you develop a plan of your own.
In addition to your own reading plan, I would like to invite you to join me in focusing on a specific book each month of the year for closer study and discussion. Each month a new book from a different part of the Bible will be assigned. One month it will be one of the poetic books, another month one of the epistles, then something from the Old Testament and so forth and so on. Questions for discussion will be posted on this site throughout the month and your comments and questions are welcome.
In order to participate in the discussions on the blog you will need to log in with a g-mail address. These are free and easy to obtain by going to www.gmail.com. It is my hope that this year we will be able to engage in some interesting discussions on this site as we seek to encourage one another to both read and heed the word!
As I considered which book to begin our year with I was reminded of the passage from Proverbs 3:5,6 which says, "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." (KJV). What wonderful wisdom with which to start the new year! In keeping with that sentiment our book for special study and discussion for this month is going to be the book of Proverbs. Join me this month in reading one chapter a day in this wonderful book of God's revealed wisdom! Feel free to post your thoughts, favorite verses, or questions for discussion and I will do the same. Today's reading will be Proverbs chapter 1, tomorrows will be Proverbs chapter 2 and so on through the rest of the month! I look forward to hearing from you as we read this wonderful book together!
God Bless You, and Have a Happy New Year!
Ken Davis/Read and Heed The Word!
Reading chapter one yesterday the thing that stood out the most to me was that we are not to be complacent in our pursuit of God's wisdom. Vs. 32-33 says, "...the turning away of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them; but whoever listens to me will dwell safely and be secure, without fear of evil." Complacency is such a dangerous thing, and so easy to fall into. It isn't just the turning away, but the failing to pursue Godly wisdom, that will get us into trouble!
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