Our church challenged everyone in our congregation to read through the Bible in a year. A schedule is published for us, and if we follow it daily, we would have read the entire Bible from Genesis to Revelation in a year.<\/p>\n
The streak of rebelliousness in me doesn’t like to be told what to do. I especially do not conform to a set program. And beside, I already have my own Bible reading program I am following.<\/p>\n
Surprisingly, that was EXACTLY what our chairman of the church Board said on Sunday. But he made the point that reading through the Bible is a basic essential that no one can really argue about. Of course I am not opposed to the concept, but the reason I did not want to participate was out of principle. What principle is that? I admit, not doing something merely because someone told me to is not really a reasonable principle to live by. Tim, the chairman also said our participation may encourage someone else in the congregation to do it. I was only thinking of myself, not of others. Perhaps I can encourage my children to participate. They haven’t read through the entire Bible, and it’s been a while since my husband has.<\/p>\n
I may be rebellious, but I am not stubborn.<\/p>\n
Last night, everyone in my family sat down at the diningroom table and read the assigned reading for the day – three chapters in Exodus and half a chapter in Matthew.<\/p>\n
Lo and behold, it was so exciting! We shared our insights and questions. Our discussion was quite stimulating.<\/p>\n
God does not disappoint when you do something for Him, and when you are even just a little willing to read His Word.<\/p>\n