Dave Miller's 2024 Bible Reading Challenge

    Reading the Bible Chronologically in 2024 This year, instead of reading from Genesis to Revelation, we will read the Bible as the story flows, as it happened and was written. There are several plans out there and I have worked to combine them into a plan that lets the Bible tell its own story "as it happened."  Remember, the Bible is inspired, but not in the order the books appear in our Bibles.   The Old Testament is approximately 3/4 of the Bible, but we will give more emphasis to the New Testament, spending half the year in the Old Testament and half in the New.  Get Started January 1     In recent years, I have been alternating between the four readings-a-day plan we did in 2023 and the chronological plan we will do in 2024. Each day I give you a bit of background to remind you where we are in the Bible's one story, and then you will read approximately 3 to 5 chapters, seldom less but sometimes a little more. I have cobbled together this chronological plan from a

    Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Malachi 3-4, Revelation 22, Psalm 150, Proverbs 31:29–31      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:    Come, Lord Jesus It's New Year's Eve. Think for a moment about what is going to be happening across our land. People are going to be going out to "have a good time." Nothing wrong w

    Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Malachi 1-2, Revelation 21, Psalm 149, Proverbs 31:27–28      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:    Theologians and preachers have speculated about heaven for a long time. The New Testament is clear about how we get there - we ride the coattails of the righteousness of Jesus Christ to eternal glory

    Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Zechariah 13-14, Revelation 20, Psalm 148:9–14, Proverbs 31:24–26      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:    When the Books Are Opened Why do people go to hell? No one wants to talk about it or think about it, but when we arrive at Revelation 20:11-15, we can no longer pretend the final judgment do

    Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Zechariah 11-12, Revelation 19, Psalm 148:1–8, Proverbs 31:22–23      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   He Wins! Do you ever feel like there is no hope for the future in this world? There is nothing in sports more thrilling than a come-from-behind victory, when one team seems to have surefire vi

    Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Zechariah 9-10, Revelation 18, Psalm 147:15–20, Proverbs 31:19–21      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   In It, Not of It   There are a lot of things in this world that I care about, perhaps too many. I have a job and a writing hobby (it is a little more than that). I'm trying to get some th

    Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Zechariah 7-8, Revelation 17, Psalm 147:8–14, Proverbs 31:17–18      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:    Find 20 commentaries on the book of Revelation and you might find 2 dozen different explanations for  the identity of "Babylon the Great." The Roman empire was a historical favorite

  Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Zechariah 5-6, Revelation 15–16, Psalm 147:1–7, Proverbs 31:14–16      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   A Psalm for Christmas   MERRY CHRISTMAS! I'm going to keep this short today since you and I both have a lot to do. There are presents to open and gooses to cook (if you are the Cratchit fam

    Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Zechariah 3-4, Revelation 14, Psalm 146, Proverbs 31:12–13      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   Message of the Angels The story of Christmas is filled with angels making announcements. Now, at the end, they speak again. This time, though, the message is not one of peace on earth and goodwill,

    Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Zechariah 1-2, Revelation 13, Psalm 145:17–21, Proverbs 31:10–11      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   Embracing Evil There are many misconceptions about the spread of evil. We fictionalize the devil and his ways, casting him as a vile monster who attacks people and drags them to hell against t

    Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Haggai 1-2, Revelation 12, Psalm 145:10–16, Proverbs 31:7–9      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   Curse of Misplaced Priorities   As we read the little book of Haggai, we are also reading the book of Revelation. The last book of the Bible is argued about and debated, but it teaches a couple of

    Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Zephaniah 3, Revelation 10–11, Psalm 145:1–9, Proverbs 31:5–6      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:  Mysteries There are some things we just are not meant to know. In Bible studies, I am often asked questions to which I have to give my most common answer. "I don't know and no one does.&q

    Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Zephaniah 1-2, Revelation 9, Psalm 144:12–15, Proverbs 31:3-4      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   What More Could God Do?   Seriously. What more could God do? Since the beginning of time, since Adam and Eve took that fateful bite of that fruit and turned their backs on God and his ways, choos

    Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Habakkuk 2:6-3:19, Revelation 8, Psalm 144:5–11, Proverbs 31:1-2      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   Woe I love it when our readings come together like I planned it, or as if, perhaps, there were some kind of Holy Spirit working in the word of God to bring things together in perfect harmony.

    Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Habakkuk 1:1-2:5, Revelation 6–7, Psalm 144:1–4, Proverbs 30:32-33      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:    Like Deer on the Heights Every day you watch the news and you ask the same question. Why, Lord, why? Why do you permit things like that to happen? You read of atrocities and wonder, "W