After recently completing 'Radical' by David Platt I was encouraged by the 5 challenges at the end of the book. If you want to see them all, visit this website here.
One of the challenges was to read through the entire Bible in one year. I was initially estimating that I've read through 90% of the Bible in studies, classes, lessons, sermons, and devotionals. But have I before purposely and consistently sat down and read the entire Bible before? No. Should I? OF COURSE. The Bible is our guide for life and we should trust in these truths only and actually spend time meditating on the Word. It's easy to say that you can meditate on the Word more than you listen to music or watch TV, but we shouldn't be comparing those spiritual and worldly rituals when we should be reading God's Word, applying it to our lives, and praying as much as possible- even if it means none of anything else.
"And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified." -Acts 20:32
Sooo even though I was encouraged by the 5 challenges, did I really have the motivation to be challenged? No. A friend recently asked if I had been following along with the reading plan and I hesitatingly said no. I had just been practicing the terrible habit of "ehh I'll start tomorrow." Why are we humans so good at procrastinating?
"The Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it." -Joshua 1:8
I am rarely the person to back away from a challenge- especially one that I felt convicted of already. So, in response to my title, I'd like to reiterate that the studying is never over for us! I would like to encourage you all to join me in my daily readings, as I promise to not miss a day from now on. Watch out, world- we are coming prepared with The Word. You can join me by seeing the plan here or finding one that suits you best.
"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." -Psalm 119:105
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