A redeemed child of God, happy husband, homeschooling dad of nine, and lifelong lover of good books.
Hi, Dad,
Do you want to spend more time in the Bible, but find it difficult to be consistent in this habit? Do you want to give your children a heritage of honoring and studying God’s word, but you easily forget where you were reading, or don’t feel like you’re getting anything out of it?
Today I have a few simple, practical tips to help you live in God’s word by building little routines that will help you make Bible reading a habit. Enjoy!
—Nathan
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“Visit many good books, but live in the Bible.”
—attributed to Charles Spurgeon
Get a printed (not digital) Bible.
My favorite for under $15 (currently on sale): KJV Personal Size Giant Print Reference Bible, imitation leather, black/tan
Use quality pens to mark your Bible.
This the kind of pen I have used for the past 25 years or so: Sakura micron pigment ink pens
Tab the passage(s) you are reading.
Keep a notebook or journal close by to jot down your observations.
Keep a place and time to read each day.
Write the date and location you read a passage.
READ YOUR BIBLE!!!
We’ve traveled together through life’s rugged way
O’er land and o’er water, by night and by day:
To travel without it I never would try;
We keep close together, my Bible and I.
In sorrow I’ve proved it my comfort and joy,
When weak my strong tower which nought can destroy;
When death comes so near me ’tis thought I would die,
We still are together, my Bible and I.
If powers of evil against me would come,
And threaten to rob me of heaven and home,
God’s Word then directs me to Him in the sky;
And nothing can part us, my Bible and I.
When evil temptations are brought to my view,
And I in my weakness know not what to do,
On Christ as my strength I am taught to rely;
And so we keep company, my Bible and I.
When life’s path is ended; if Jesus should come
And take all his blood-purchased brethren home;
Or if, in long suffering, He waits till I die.
We’ll never be parted, my Bible and I.
And when in the glory my Lord I behold,
With all His redeemed gathered safe in the fold,
My Bible and I close companions will be,
For God’s Word abides for all eternity.
—Author Unknown
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