2012 Bible Reading: It’s Not Too Late to Begin!

The New Year has come, we have passed the 24-hour mark on our way to 8784! Many New Year’s resolutions have already been broken–crashed and burned on the first day!

A good resolution is to fill our minds with the word of God. My personal approach is two-fold. (1) A part of my Bible reading each year involves large sections of Scripture read in an intensive effort. I find this especially valuable in my Old Testament reading as it allows me to connect events in historical sections or to consider the message of a prophet as a whole. (2) I also keep a chart in my Bible which allows me to mark off sections when they are read, regardless of the reason for the reading–Bible classes, during sermons, personal reading, research, etc. This chart is available online: Bible Reading Chart.

Another alternative is to use the 5×52=260 plan for New Testament reading. This plan uses only five days each week to read the New Testament in a year. Scheduling only five days allows ample time for catching up or other readings. I have published a plan using this approach: Daily Devotionals for 2012.

Good News!–this schedule begins TODAY! The schedule begins in Matthew and ends in Revelation, but alternates between literary types during the year. The published schedule includes a selected textual reading from each chapter for those who struggle to read an entire chapter daily, along with a devotional thought based on the text.