Your Bible Reading Plan

Friends ask me occassionally if I have a Bible reading plan, and the answer is yes.  I encourage all Christian business professionals to take a time out everyday to focus your mind and heart in the Scriptures and to pray for your daily activity.  This has been my practice for many years now.  However, my Bible reading plan has changed over time.

I encourage you to find a plan or program that is meaningful to you and consistently fills your mind with Biblical truth.  Some people read through the Bible each year.  Others just read a chapter a day, while others read several chapters a day.  One plan that is agressive is to read a chapter in the OT, a chapter in the NT, 5 Psalms and a Proverb each day.  Some prefer to follow a devotional guide - many are available in print and online.  One of my favorites has been My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers.

Today I take a relaxed pace but I reflect and journal on both my reading and the events of the previous day.  I want to look for God's daily activity in my life and to listen to His Spirit as He speaks to my heart through the activities and relational encounters of every day. 

Currently I read either a Psalm (or 2) a day or I read a chapter from Proverbs each day.  I'm also reading (slowly) through the Bible so I read a chapter in the OT.  When I finish the OT, I will go on to read the NT.  When I finish, I start over.

There's no "right" way.  The important thing is that you and I are communing with the Living God daily and filling our minds with His truth.  The most vital worship is typically not what happens on Sunday, but what happens between you and God Monday thru Saturday.