Pray the Bible

In April, I completed a goal of praying through the Bible in a month. It was awesome. There are so many things to pray about, contemplate, discover and to be encouraged by. I would encourage everyone to challenge yourself to do this. Almost everyone has heard about a "Read the Bible in a Year". But you really can do this in a month.

First thing to notice I didn't "read" the Bible, I "prayed" it. While I did flip through every page, I didn't read each word. I was basically speed reading. I was looking at the major headings and picking up on key phrases and words and concepts of the stories. Also, I have read through the Bible before so much of it was familiar. At the same time I was focusing on trying to pray about something that caught my attention. For instance, when I read about Abraham and Sarah and the birth of Issac, I prayed for faith in God's promises for me and to experience some laughter at times. When I read the 10 commandments I prayed to keep them. When I read about Saul disobeying God, I repented about my disobedience and to get on the right path again. Sometimes my prayers would not be so directly connected with the text, but a keyword would trigger a thought about something to pray for.

This experience really opens your spirit up to have the mind of Christ and think about completing the mission He has given to all of us - to go to all the world and share the Gospel.

Jesus please forgive all my sins and be my Lord. Amen.