Read the Bible in a year with me!
I have been sooooo excited about the response I've gotten when I asked if you wanted to join in reading through the Bible with me this year! Last year it ended up taking me 18 months to get through it, so we started May 1st in Genesis to tackle it this year. I know with the accountability of this community we can get through it in a year and gain so much truth and a more solid foundation for the days to come! This year I changed the reading plan back to starting in January for those who want to start fresh and join with us now! Feel free to download the copy underneath and keep it in your Bible to cross off the days as you go. I printed it with two pages on a sheet of paper to make it small enough to easily fit in my bible when I cut them in half:)
Reading the Bible through in a year has been life changing for me in the fact that it's done a few things.
1.) It's made Bible reading a priority, and even more than that it's made it something I look forward to every day since it's become part of my routine! It only takes about 15 minutes to read the daily reading so there is still the ability to do a more in depth Bible study with it.
2.) It has given me an overall view of who God is. I often got stuck in the same books because who chooses to jump into Leviticus or Numbers, yet even these books help to paint the full picture of God's holiness, His glory, His actions, His grace, and the biggest redemptive story of all time!
3.) It has given me better discernment for truth. There are a lot of voices out there, and everyone is saying something a little different. We need to know what we believe so that our views and opinions are shaped around the word of God, not the word of Man. Wisdom comes from reading the Bible.
I get asked all the time what bible I use. I have this ESV women's study Bible. I chose ESV because it is one of the closest transcriptions to the original text and I love that it's a study Bible because it has commentary that helps you understand the text better, as well as history behind the text.
And its super pretty:) Which helps too! They also include small devotions throughout that go along with the text. I don't always read all of them, but everyone I've read has been amazing and encouraging! Hoping you'll join me in this venture! It's never too late to start, no matter when you choose to do so! God's Word is the only living book. It's the way He speaks to us and how He teaches us. It is an invaluable tool that too many of us take for granted! I'm so very happy we are committed to make this a priority this year and see how God works in and through it!
