[1] I considered making the title of this entry “Breaking The Silence” because it’s been over a week since I last blogged. I haven’t had my own computer since before we moved a month ago, but come Friday it will be set-up and I should be online again!
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It seems that every time I blog these days I’m giving a recap of the weekend happenings and I can’t break the habit because we had another great one this weekend with Tyler turning four months, Missy came down to visit, Bobby’s first Father’s Day, and moving into our new condo (the picture of the pool is from our front door!). I have so much I am thankful for as the Lord continues to care for us and bless us with His goodness.

[3] With so much going on I’ve been deeply blessed by my time in the Word this week. I had been reading the MacArthur Daily Bible, but the last couple of weeks I’ve started reading Compass Bible Church’s [4] daily reading, which also is a way to read the Bible through in one year. It is so important to read through the Bible. I can think of movies that I have seen so many times that I can recite lengthy portions of it off the top of my head. I’ve even read favorite books repeatedly, but I cannot say that I have read the Bible through very many times in my life.

In the inside flap of the reading schedule is 2 Timothy 3:16-17

I try to remember to read this verse every time I look to see what the passages are for the day because it shows what great value Scripture is. The Bible is not just a guidebook. It doesn’t just say a few important things about how we should live. It is the very words of God and if we read them they will make us ready for all that He has for us to do.All that to say I am have been challenged by this discipline and my study has been enriched by simply reading chapter by chapter and book by book through the Word. I encourage you to start doing the same by just starting in Genesis or some other book or it may be a little more convenient to use a daily Bible.For example, I probably wouldn’t just pick up 2 Kings or Chronicles and read through them. But that is right where the daily reading has me and it’s great! The other day there was a crazy story in 2 Kings 13 where it is talking about how Elisha died and was being buried. Next to him another man was being buried when a marauding band came and so the people burying the other man threw him into Elisha’s grave and verse 21 says–

When I read that I laughed a little because it’s so neat that the Bible includes some very fine details and amusing accounts like this! Other passages are very timely in cutting straight to my heart or reflecting how I’m thinking about something. I really liked reading Psalm 13:6 yesterday–