Category: Growth (Page 3 of 15)

In Mark 8 Jesus fed 4,000 people, with only a few loaves of bread and a handful of fish. While an amazing miracle, I’m equally amazed at the cause of the hunger. Have you ever been too excited to eat? I have, but never for three straight days.

People sat in gnawing hunger listening to Jesus. Finally experiencing Jesus live and in the flesh proved so fascinating, so fulfilling, so life-giving, they forgot to eat. For three days. Divine FOMO.

Until a crisis emerged. Jesus feared some would collapse on the road if he sent them home without eating. So he fed them, solving the problem he created in the first place.

What a teacher.

Blessed in the one…who meditates on his law day and night (Psalm 1).

Meditate. More than simply to read, but to think about, to roll around in your mind, to fit the words to yourself.

Day and Night. Much more than a glance, more than a morning dose of fortifying vitamin, but enjoying unhurried time, lounging in the scriptures.

Delighting in the law of God takes time and intentionality, and yields fantastic dividends. The prosperity mentioned in Psalm 1 is in our hands – if we give attention to the words in this book.

Super convicting.

I meditate on my news feed, especially politics and sports (go Chiefs!). I think about work. I give attention to social media (which brings no prosperity and rarely delight). I scan streaming services for entertainment. I read novels. Then I go to bed.

Nothing wrong with any of those (except perhaps social media). But prosperity, there for our taking, comes from delighting in God’s law.

Week two of reading the Bible cover to cover.

If you are reading through the Bible with me this year, and following the Bible plan we’re using, today marks the end of week one. You made it!

I’m enjoying the combination of Old Testament and New Testament readings, and I’m looking forward to continuing the rhythm as I head into week two.

If you have not started, but would like to join in and read the Bible cover to cover this year, it’s not too late. A little extra reading and you’ll catch up.

Remember, if you spend 30 minutes a day on social media, you can read through the Bible in a year. And I guarantee the results from your time in the Bible will far outweigh anything you find on social media. Join our tribe of Bible readers!

Week One of Reading the Bible Cover to Cover