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It Doesn’t Matter How Much Time You Have

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Kristen Wetherell makes a fabulous point: You can study the Bible in 5, 15, or 30 minutes (or more). It doesn’t matter how much time you have. There is no perfect way to conduct a quiet time. Just start where you are, take what you have, and do what you can.

We need to intentionally provide our souls with a meal that nourishes us with truth. We often call this meal “quiet time”—and feel like we’ve failed if it doesn’t look a certain way.

But God isn’t prescriptive about this in his Word (Deut. 6:5–6; Phil. 2:16; John 15:4). He wants us to prioritize meeting with him through Scripture, however it looks. He wants us to hunger for him, the Bread of Life, not a formula. He wants us to pursue our perfect Savior Jesus, not a perfect quiet time, as if there were such a thing (John 5:39–40).

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When You Don’t Feel Like Reading Your Bible

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We’ve all had those seasons when Bible reading feels more like obligation than delight. And thought we do have an obligation to the who rescued us from darkness into light, his intentions have always been to increase our joy in him.

To that end, Kristen Wetherell has two great suggestions for what to do when you don’t feel like reading your Bible:

  1. Feast with your church
  2. Find a fresh method

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17 Benefits to Reading the Entire Bible

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At For the Church, Kristen Wetherell explains 17 benefits to reading the entire Bible. The reasons are below. Click over to her article for more explanation of each one.

  1. You’ll know God better.
  2. You’ll know yourself better.
  3. You’ll see how the whole Bible points to Jesus.
  4. You’ll be more in awe of the gospel.
  5. You’ll build an eternally significant habit.
  6. You’ll avoid tunnel vision.
  7. You’ll discover answers to some of your questions.
  8. You’ll discover that some questions don’t need to be answered.
  9. You’ll get more familiar with different genres.
  10. You’ll gain a God-centered vision, rather than a self-centered one.
  11. You’ll experience God’s faithfulness.
  12. You’ll grow in prayer.
  13. You’ll bear fruit.
  14. You’ll be more prepared for evangelism.
  15. You’ll be more prepared for discipleship.
  16. You’ll see how God’s word is consistently relevant.
  17. You’ll be increasingly transformed into the image of Jesus.

Reading the entire Bible is well worth your time. Perhaps you might even like to get in a speed-read before the year is out?

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