Bible Reading Principles
27 01 2011
A number of individuals here at FBC of Folsom are joining together to read through the whole Bible in a year. It has been a joy to see the enthusiasm in the conversations as people are talking about what God is teaching them. As we finish up the month of January and we keep up with the schedule keep these simple thoughts in mind about our devotional Bible reading.
1. If at first you don’t understand…read it again!
2. Focus on the quality not the quantity! – in other words, don’t feel bad if you don’t finish an assigned reading for the day because you dug just a little deeper on a passage.
3. Don’t feel bad if the lesson you walk away with is simple – some of the best things God teaches us are very simple and concise. Simple can be just as life changing as complex.
4. Don’t feel bad if you have honestly read the passage, studied it, and still don’t understand – the lesson you walk away with when that happens is that God knows something you don’t know. 🙂
5. Look for a Person in Scripture not just the precepts.
6. Try to read out of the same Bible – mark it up, underline, highlight. Let your Bible develop the sense of a journal recording your walk with the Lord.
7. Don’t forget to meditate! – take one thought and give it thought. Use a 3×5 card or a post it to help you capture that thought and let it affect your thinking.
8. Think about Psalm 119:15 – respect what God says! Let “yes sir” be at the tip of your tongue as you read. If God said do it, say yes sir and do it.
