Personal Bible Reading Practises

[stormyweather]

As a new years resolution I promised myself I would read the entire Bible before the end of the year. I had never read it all the way through before.
So, I’ve been trying to read everyday(Mostly over this Summer since school is out) and now I’ve finally reached 2nd Corinthians!
And I’m not speed reading it either, which is rather easy to do since sometimes(actually a lot of times) I get rather confused at what I’m reading.
But whenever I find myself getting confused I say a prayer for understanding, read it over one more time and then move on.
I LOVE reading the New Testament! All these stories I’ve heard as a child in church or classes, I finally actually understand them!
It’s honestly a great feeling.

~Katie :knight1:

 

[Church_Militant]

It seems to me that I am often up to my ears in Bible reading. I am always looking up some scripture or thinking about them. I never really get enough. I am right now reading the book of Revelation. Complex and apocalyptic it is slow going as there is much to take in. For instance…
Revelation 7:9] After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no man could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands,
10] and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb!”
11] And all the angels stood round the throne and round the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,
12] saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God for ever and ever! Amen.”
13] Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, clothed in white robes, and whence have they come?”
14] I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
15] Therefore are they before the throne of God,
and serve him day and night within his temple;
and he who sits upon the throne will shelter them with his
presence.
16] They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more;
the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat.
17] For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd,
and he will guide them to springs of living water;
and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”