{"id":17037,"date":"2017-12-23T20:26:33","date_gmt":"2017-12-24T00:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?page_id=17037"},"modified":"2025-12-29T11:04:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T16:04:20","slug":"daily-bible-reading-plans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?page_id=17037","title":{"rendered":"Daily Bible Reading Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

In an ideal world, when you first encounter this page on our website you’re seeing it in late December…\u00a0 the Christmas Tree is still standing, the fruitcake is still relatively fresh, the cards are still on the table.\u00a0 And you’re thinking about the new year.\u00a0 What problems or challenges are you going to encounter?\u00a0 What decisions need to be made?\u00a0 What bills\u00a0 are you going to have to meet?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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But the beginning of the year is also a good time to think about the direction of our lives.\u00a0 Are we purposely moving closer to\u00a0 Christ?\u00a0 Are developing habits that open us up the the Holy Spirit’s leading?\u00a0 Or are we drifting along with no clear priority, just meeting the challenges as they come up?\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Habits.\u00a0 One good habit to get into is to read the Bible every day.\u00a0 Not simply to “get through the whole thing” and to say that you know the Bible.\u00a0 But to put yourself into a position every day where God can meet with you.\u00a0 To open your mind and heart to\u00a0 the “gentle nudges” that draw you closer to God.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Starting this habit at the beginning of the year is great.\u00a0 But starting it at all is the important thing.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

So, whether today is late December, or mid-January, or even late August, NOW is always a good time to get into the daily habit of opening yourself to God’s Word.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

This page provides several plans for daily reading the Bible.\u00a0 Unlike the plans in the back of most Bibles which seek to take you through the entire Bible in the year, these plans are only one chapter a day.\u00a0 Instead of forcing yourself to stick to a plan by reading 3-4 chapters of “begats” and “turtledoves,” these plans invite you to slow down and ponder on a single chapter.\u00a0 Drop the idea of checking off pages every day and trying to read through the whole Bible.\u00a0 Spend some time in the Word and see if the Bible will go through you.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t“It’s not how many times you go through the Bible. \nIt’s how many times the Bible goes through you!”<\/span><\/p>\n