How Do You Read God’s Word?

“His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.” Matthew 25:21

I was starting out to write about faithfulness.

However, I thought instead I would share with you what I do in the mornings and the verse I want to share will be woven in.

I am an early bird by nature.  Okay, I also burn the midnight oil.  These habits learned from both my parents whom I would see up early and still working late into the evening most nights.  The joys of pastoring and teaching while living in a parsonage.  I had a great childhood and teen years of living close to the church and seeing my parents work hard.

With this example, I soon learned that (for me) reading my Bible first thing in the morning was the best time for me.  I recognize that everyone is different. That being said, I cannot imagine NOT starting my day in quiet reflection, devotion and worship of my God.

I have read my Bible through from cover to cover.  Also, I have read portions at a time while having a devotional book nearby for aid.  I have read books of the Bible in different orders as well.  However, a couple of years ago, at the idea of a friend, Lynnae, I started writing out verses with a theme each month.

I love to write and I love my Bic pens so I really enjoyed this method.

Soon, I decided that I should be writing out a whole book of the Bible and I started with one of the smaller epistles in the New Testament.  This made me even happier.  I was slowly writing out God’s Word and focusing on phrases and words instead of chapters at a time.

That being said,  I should have written down when I started doing this but I didn’t.  I estimate that it has been two years now and in that time I have written out 36 books of the Bible.  This means I am over halfway done.

I take my time and some days I write more than others.  This morning I wrote this verse out in Nehemiah. “And foundest his heart faithful before thee…” (Nehemiah 9:8a) The people of Israel are standing, listening to the words of God read to them.  This verses is talking about Abraham.  I had to stop and ponder this question.

Will I be found faithful?

I certainly hope so and in writing my Bible out, I’m hoping that I am delving deep into His Word and finding nuggets like these daily to encourage, challenge and strengthen me.  I actually know I am.

Whether you read your Bible, write it, sing it, memorize it or meditate on it; the most important book for you to have in your life IS God’s Word.