It has been incredible!

Allow me to give you a brief synopsis of the plan.

The Bible is divided into ten different reading lists: the Gospels, the Pentateuch, Major Epistles, Smaller Epistles, OT Poetry, Psalms, Proverbs, OT History, OT Prophets, and NT Church (including Acts, Romans, and Hebrews).

Each of these lists have differing amounts of chapters in them. When you read one chapter from each list each day, you’ll finish each list at different points. When you finish a list, you simply start it over. This means that you will never be reading the same ten chapters each day. Each day puts new scriptures together, drawing your attention to the comprehensiveness of God’s Word.

As I said, it’s been incredible!

Today, I finished the last chapter of Malachi, which is in the longest list. That means that I’ve read every chapter in the Bible this year. But at ten chapters a day, I’ve read much of it more than once. For example, the shortest list is Proverbs. I’m currently in my ninth reading this year of the book of Proverbs. Or the 62 chapters of Poetry… I started my fifth reading just the other day.

At this point, I’ve read more than 2500 chapters so far in 2012. With only 1189 chapters in the Bible, this plan has helped me read more in a shorter time frame than any other plan I’ve ever tried.

And I’m loving it!

Here are a few benefits:

• Timely. I can read my ten chapters in about 30 minutes. This is consistent from day to day.
• Fresh. I never know from day to day if or how the chapters I read will interweave with one another.
• Exciting. I’ve developed a new passion for reading the Bible. This plan has revitalized my perspective.
• Challenging. In order to keep so many different lines of thought untangled in my mind, notes are a must.
• Familiarity. In reading several books multiple times per year instead of just once, my memory of where things are found is improving.
• Passion. This plan has recreated a passion for reading God’s Word in me. I’ve always been consistent in this, but this year, the hunger is more intense.

I plan on maintaining this plan for a while longer to see how I continue to grow. I’m thinking for the next few years. I like it that much.

The only drawback I see is that I’m wearing out my Bible much faster.

But that’s ok. I like the look of a worn Bible.

How do you read the Bible? What are the benefits of your system in your life? You can share your thoughts in the comment section below.

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