READ THE BIBLE
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. - Psalm 119:105
Those who read the Bible have spiritual light and growth.
Bible Reading Plan
Those who read the Bible often are the most spiritual stable and blessed in life. If you want to read the Bible but you don't know where to start then I would suggest the following plan.
DIRECTIONS
- The centre column contains the day of the month. The first two columns contain the chapters to be read in the family. The two last columns contain the portions to be read in secret.
- The head of the family should previously read each chapter for family worship, and mark two or three of the most prominent verses, upon which he may dwell, giving a few explanatory thoughts and asking a few simple questions.
- Frequently the portion named in the calendar for family reading might be read more suitably in secret: in which case the head of the family should intimate that it be read in private, and the chapter for secret reading may be used in the family.
- The portions read, both for family and private readings, would be greatly illuminated if they were preceded by a moment's silent prayer - "Open Thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Thy law." (Ps. cxix. 18).
- Let the conversation at the family meals frequently turn upon the chapter read. Thus every meal will be a sacrament, being sanctified by the Word and prayer.
- Let our private reading precede the dawning of the day. Let God's voice be the first we hear in the morning. Mark two or three of the richest verses, and pray over every line and word of them. Let the marks be neatly done, never so as to abuse a copy of the Bible.
| January | February | March | April | May | June |
| July | August | September | October | November | December |
[Links to the Bible Gateway generously added by Ethan Beaver.]
Do you know someone who would benefit from a Bible reading plan?
