I hope you’ve been enjoying immersing yourself in the word of God. I know, for some, it has been a struggle, but I encourage you to stick with your committment of reading the Bible over the course of the next three months. From this first week’s reading, we have seen some interesting events and hopefully, learned some inspiring messages. When reading the book of Genesis, I could not but pause sometimes and ask, “Did this really happen?” There’s talking serpents, a dead man’s blood speaking from the ground, floods that destroy the “whole” earth and so much more that could boggle one’s brain. Well, I came the conclusion that these stories like the ones of the creation story and flood narrative are very similar in content to creation stories and flood narratives contemporary to that time period. Genesis and the next four books of the Bible are attributed to Moses writing them. How could Moses re-account these events when he himself was not there? The historical validity or the lack thereof of these stories don’t shake my faith in the Bible, God or my core religious beliefs. I am blessed by the beautiful message they lend to all those read they: God is all-powerful and in control. I was not there when God created the earth. I was not there when He sent the flood to destroy the earth. I was not there when he confounded the people of earth by scattering them abroad and changing their languages but I understand whatever happened God was the driving force behind it. I learn a deeper appreciation for His omniscience and omnipotence. We so many times try to vindicate the ways of God to man but as my grandmother used to say “the Lord moves in mysterious ways.” So I can never fully understand God. Just when I think I have Him figured out He somehow throws a curve ball and blows my mind with His awesomeness.
I think I can stop hear for now….but hopefully tomorrow I will be able to share something with you about one of my favorite stories of the Bible: Abraham.
Lee
PS: Sorry I hadn’t posted the reading plan for the entire 3 months yet. Pray for me. lol But here’s the second week’s reading:
|
DAY |
START | END |
|
8 |
Leviticus 1:1 | Leviticus 14:32 |
|
9 |
Leviticus 14:32 | Leviticus 26:26 |
|
10 |
Leviticus 26:27 | Numbers 8:14 |
|
11 |
Numbers 8:15 | Numbers 21:7 |
|
12 |
Numbers 21:8 | Numbers 32:19 |
|
13 |
Numbers 32:20 | Deuteronomy 7:24 |
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14 |
Deuteronomy 8:1 | Deuteronomy 23:11 |
