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It is such a joy to share with you once again, sharing from inside China. I want to share about something that should be very precious to all of us as Christians. I hope you take time to pass on this message to all your friends, please post it on your groups and take time to click on the featured links.


Thanks And God bless you


Keith


GOD'S PRECIOUS WORD


Preacher Zhang at church made an announcement just before Christmas, he said that he was challenging members of the church to read the bible through in one year. He gave us the first three months of the reading plan, and to do this, it means reading 4 chapters a day. But this is a plan with a difference, because we are reading 4 books of the bible a a time.


To start with we have Genesis, Ezra, Matthew and Acts.. interesting mixture don't you think? As Both of us started out to do this and we pray that we would be faithful in reading the complete bible in one year. We can so easily be put off as we get to the difficult passages of scripture, it happened to me as I read Ezra Chapter 2.. it is long and contains a long list of names of people who had travelled back to Jerusalem from Babylon to rebuild the temple. My heart sank a little, but I continued to read and will continue to read through the bible, because it will benefit me.


The word of God is likened to honey.. it is sweet to our taste.. amen. I would encourage you to read the bible through in one year. You know I have read bible reading notes for so long, and taken a little bit of scripture.. which are usually the favourite bits. To my great shame.. I say that I have only read some books like Ezekiel and Jeremiah only once.. it is terrible that we have such a pick and mix mentality to our bible reading.


Let me tell you, that when I don't read the bible and pray first thing in the morning.. I usually end up having a bad day..and it is usually down to me not doing these important things.. reading my bible and communing with God.




My friends, the greatest book is the bible, let us give it the place of Honour. In the Chinese church, the word of God is treated with reverence, the bible is read before service.


Read the bible, mediate on it's truth, obey it's commands, treasure the rebuke it gives.


Take time to read your bible... it will change your life if you let it.


UPDATE


Ok we are over half way through the year, and I am still keeping up. We are using this unique plan and we are reading the New Testament Twice And Psalms twice and the Old Testament Once. Every day I learn something new, hardly a morning passes without some gem coming to mind, God has something new and vibrant to tell us from every single word of the Bible.


God bless you


Keith and Helen






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I have never felt convicted to read the entire bible in one year but I do open and read every day.