The Holy Bible: Thirty Fourth Time

As the Lord burdened me in reading through the Bible every year, the burden kept increasing to read up to twice a year, and then from this year, to read thrice a year. In 2019, the Lord graced me to read through twice, this year 2020, I figured out that I could actually read through thrice with the ultimate burden that one day, the times of reading the Bible will be proportionate to my physical age.

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To arrive at the burden, I did simple math and came out with this a simple formula.

The Holy Bible has 1,189 chapters. There are 929 chapters in the Old Testament and 260 chapters in the New Testament. This gives a total of 1,189 chapters (on average, 18 per book). Psalm 117, the shortest chapter, is also the middle chapter of the Bible, being the 595th Chapter.

If on the average I read 10 chapters a day, I can actually complete reading the Holy Bible 3 times a year. To read through 10 chapters a day takes about 1 hour, which is very manageable. One hour in the word of God is a normal deal with God who gives 24 hours a day. Of course, another 1 hour will be needed for prayer daily, 1 more hour for truth pursuing, and 1 more hour for home meeting or small group meeting daily. Still 4 hours per day is a very reasonable deal with God who gives 24 hours a day. I am still left 20 hours to do other things.

This basic finding paved a new way for me to fervently pursue the Lord in His word and prayer and in the practice and enjoyment of the church life. As I have started with this new schedule, the Lord graced me to read through the Holy Bible for the thirty-fourth time and for the first time for this year 2020. For this year, I am looking to the Lord for more grace to complete reading through the Bible another two more times, to make a total of three times a year.

As I read the Bible the Lord also has been speaking to me directly in many instances. I open myself to the Lord by coming to the word. He is faithful to minister to me the timely word. I simply open my mouth wide, and He will do the filling.

Psalms 81:10 I am Jehovah your God, Who brought you up out of the land of Egypt; Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.

Thank you, Lord, for gracing me to read Your Word daily. Ever grace me with this grace to be filled with Thy word.

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.l it.