Happy New Year to everyone listening. As we leave 2020 and embark into the great unknown of 2021, Pastor John and I are praying for you all, as Paul prays in 2 Thessalonians 3:5: that the Lord will “direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.”
To that end — that your hearts would be riveted on the love of God — we kick off year number nine on the podcast talking about daily Bible reading. With a new year means a reset on our Bible reading plans. Pastor John, you use the Discipleship Journal Bible Reading Plan, something we talked about in episode 1140, an episode titled “A New Year, A New Bible Reading Plan.” Check that out if you want more: episode 1140.
But today we want to talk about the sustained discipline and spiritual energy such a plan requires over the duration of an entire year. It’s daunting for those who have never done it. Here’s the question: “Hello, Pastor John. My name is Angel. I’m 16. I strive to tell people around me about Jesus and proclaim the gospel of salvation. But I find myself missing one major thing in my life that can be a huge obstacle, and that is my lack of desire for daily Bible reading. More often than not, I find myself forcefully reading the word rather than having an actual passion for doing so. I desire to have that passion. I wonder sometimes if I lack it because I am not a Christian at all. Would a regenerate heart neglect passionate Bible reading? I’m praying for satisfaction. But what do I do now, especially with the new year, and a new Bible reading plan ahead of me?”
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