Monday, January 4, 2010

First Thoughts On Reading Entire ESV Bible

It has been four days since I started my New Years Resolution: To read the entire ESV Bible and study notes in one year. Right now I am thinking, "What did I get my self into!" I am only four days in! It is a lot to comprehend. I do not want to simply read the words on the page, but soak in God. I have to continue remind my self of Isaiah 55:11-12. God's word will not return to him void. It will change my heart. Most times I do not feel like reading. I feel like there are so many other things I can do that would have an immediate pay off or satisfaction. In just four days I have begun to see what my real priorities are. It is kind of sad actually.

Having to carve an hour to an hour and a half out my day, every day, to read and study and pray over the Word has made me cut other things out. Doing this has shown me what I really worship. Music, planning worship rather than worshipping, Facebook, Exercise... the list goes on. It sounds silly, but those seem to be what I invest most of my time into. On top of that I have other reading to do to prepare for several worship gatherings through out the week. Are any of those bad activities? No, but they cannot be the thing that is sitting on my thrown of worship. I pray that through this year God continues to refine my heart, passions and desires to align with his heart, passions and desires. That is why I have to continually pray that Isaiah 55:11-12 takes hold in my life. I know that it is. I do not worship Jesus because it makes me feel good. I worship him because he loved me first and paid for my life on the cross. I read his Word because it is good. It is good weather I feel like reading it or not. Well, that's it. I don't have anything else to say. Back to reading:)