It was on the 11th of August 2019, a few days ago, that the Lord enabled and graced me to read the Holy Bible through once again from Genesis to Revelation for the thirty-second time in my life, and for the first time for this year 2019. Generally, I would complete reading the text of the entire Bible at least once a year. This year, I have the burden to read through the text-only two times. This is not merely for the sake of number but it ha more to do with my heart's desire.
As much as I can, I want to soak myself in the word of God, read as many times as possible. For every time I come to the word, I have a deep sense of satisfaction within, an enjoyable supply of life. Often, I hear the Lord's speaking in one way or the other especially when I am going through a situation. Most of the time I hear the Lord's specific speaking when I am considering what do at try times. I don't know how many years the Lord will give me to live on this earth, but as long as He gives me breaths of life in my nostril, enables me to read and understand, I would love to keep reading His holy word. I find this is the only book that I can keep reading "n" number of times. Irrespective of my daily schedule, or how busy I may be, the word of God will always have a slot in my daily time table. Even if I really am too busy, still I use my toilet time to read the word. Of course, his is the last option. But the word of God always has the first place in my daily schedule, even as with prayer.
If the Lord so will, I long to be able to read the word of God as many times in corresponding to my physical age. At present, I am forty-one years in my natural man and twenty-two years in my Christian life, and I have read the Bible thirty-two times. My burden is that one day, I will be able to read the word of God that many times as of my physical age. In fact, I have the plan to achieve this, and I trust the Lord will grace me to accomplish it.
I praise and thank the Lord for my grandfather who instilled in me the habit of reading the Bible since I was thirteen years of age. Though I did not know what I read those days, one thing for sure is, the love of the word of God, the habit of reading the Bible, and the mysterious instinct to read the Bible has been inculcated in me. I impart the same burden to my children, my family members, the saints in the church where I am, and to all the believers I have met. So that the word of God may dwell in us richly.
The word of God is the richest eternal inheritance inherited from God, my Father!
If the Lord so will, I long to be able to read the word of God as many times in corresponding to my physical age. At present, I am forty-one years in my natural man and twenty-two years in my Christian life, and I have read the Bible thirty-two times. My burden is that one day, I will be able to read the word of God that many times as of my physical age. In fact, I have the plan to achieve this, and I trust the Lord will grace me to accomplish it.
Year Age Times of Reading the Bible
2019 41 32-33
2020 42 34-35
2021 43 36-37
2022 44 38-39
2023 45 40-41
2024 46 42-43
2025 47 44-45
2026 48 46-47
2027 49 48-49
2028 50 50If the Lord tarries in His coming back, and if He graces me to live, my heart's desire will be to accomplish the time table above and keep reading the word. As married couple vowed a marriage vow on the wedding day, "Until death do us part...," I too vow the same vow in my marriage with the Lord Jesus, "Until death do us part I shall be reading and enjoying the word of the Lord."reading the word of God will be the same with my age.
I praise and thank the Lord for my grandfather who instilled in me the habit of reading the Bible since I was thirteen years of age. Though I did not know what I read those days, one thing for sure is, the love of the word of God, the habit of reading the Bible, and the mysterious instinct to read the Bible has been inculcated in me. I impart the same burden to my children, my family members, the saints in the church where I am, and to all the believers I have met. So that the word of God may dwell in us richly.
The word of God is the richest eternal inheritance inherited from God, my Father!
Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God.
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