Years and years and years ago an unknown psalmist chose to carefully record the words given to him from the Lord: Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may praise the Lord.

Later the Apostle Paul encouraged a small group of believers in Rome to stay true to the faith, echoing words from the psalmist: For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope (Romans 15:4).

The truths found in the Bible reverberate generation after generation. You and I are the people not yet created for whom the psalmist so attentively wrote. Paul underscored the fact that through the Scriptures come endurance, encouragement and ultimately hope.

Want to invest in something of immense value in 2023? Look to the Scriptures. Hope to improve yourself in 2023? Look to the Scriptures. Wish to develop endurance, gain encouragement, and live a hope-filled life? Again, look to the Scriptures.

Our lives consist of a series of habits. Make time in the Word of God a habitual practice this year, and enjoy a gift provided specifically for me and you—a people not yet created.

Psalm 102 in reading the Bible cover to cover in 2022

Photo by Guilherme Stecanella