Where in the WORD do I start?

May I suggest that you get one of our “Read the Bible through” guides and begin the wonderful journey of not just reading parts of God’s Word, but all of it. You will be rewarded as you read the Old Testament, for example, about heroes and heroines, men and women who were made just as we are, full of possibilities as well as the ability to make really bad decisions that affected entire nations.

As you follow the guide, you’ll also notice that the days will generally match up in theme and content. In other words, many of the readings will complement each other as you read different accounts about the same person from different books of the Bible. For example, you may read about a king from the historical or biographical nature in one book and from a prophet’s perspective in another as the prophet received the Word of God to speak words of warning or encouragement to the king. For a better understanding of how this works, do a study of King Josiah which I’ve outlined below. This will help you see how powerful this reading plan can be.

Throughout the whole of the Bible you will follow, as the writers of old correctly named it, the scarlet thread of redemption. All of God’s Word is teaching us the account of our journey away from God and then returning to the glory of the original relationship we were created to enjoy, as He redeemed us on the Cross of Calvary.

But however you read it, READ IT! Read one Proverb per day to coincide with the calendar. Read through one book at a time. However you do it, do it regularly and with a heart that seeks to meet and spend quality time with “God who loves us and gave Himself for us.”

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