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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Thank you for your challenge and encouragement. It has helped me accomplish something I would have said was impossible. We have a wonderful God, through whom all things are possible! I had not read through the Bible for quite some time so one of the New Years resolutions was to do it again this year. Then I heard your challenge several times on my way home from work and decided that would keep me going. I started January 1st so when I heard your encouragement around the middle of January I was already behind. I do not read fast but managed to catch up and got such a blessing that I did not slow down. In 52 days on Ash Wednesday I finished Revelations with a whole new appreciation for Gods Word. In addition to the many new nuggets missed before, I was reading new parts before totaling forgetting the beginning. This made it all come together with more harmony than any previous reading. Keep up the good work and may God richly bless you.
posted by Terry Mee @ 11:19 AM
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Friday, February 23, 2007
My husband (who is a seasoned Christian) and I(just a child, 7 years) are enjoying doing this reading of the Bible together. God saw fit to give us the time to do this even though we watch our three grandchildren, (two 3 year olds and a 7 month old). We take turns reading out loud for each other. He had not read it from cover to cover nor had I. I have heard verses and some stories since childhood but could not put alot of them all together. By reading it this way (book by book,chapter by chapter), it now is making sense to me. whereas before it was very hard to understand some of the things. My husband is learning things he didn't know either. We have a note pad and anything we are not sure about or want more info on we write it down and can go back and look it up.
I wanted to be able to say I had read the Bible from cover to cover, since this is the book with the most knowledge in it, and know that I have learned something, even a small bit of its wonderful insights.
Thank You for this challange. It has proved to be a wonderful experience.
posted by Deb and Ed B. @ 03:14 PM
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Friday, February 23, 2007
Heeding instructions from parents or other authority can be our downfall if we do not give up our will. I see in the passages that both God and Satan want to have different plans for my friends and loved ones. God wants unity and Satan wants discord in our families. My name is David and I am blessed to have a number of close friends with the name of Jonathan. The song Only a Boy named David was played in honor of my birthday back in my childhood on Request Time.
posted by David C. @ 01:37 PM
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Friday, February 23, 2007
This is the first time I have read the Bible through. I am enjoying reading it in "The Message" translation. It is so exciting to see God's plan of salvation begining to take shape way back in Genesis. It is so encouraging to see God is a forgiving God who is willing to forgive us over and over again. I am soo thankful I have decided to go on this adventure!
posted by Mel M. @ 10:15 AM
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007
I am a couple days ahead of WDAC's schedule. In 2 Kings 2, I didn't realize or maybe forgot when Elijah was translated from earth to heaven in Elisha's presence, that Elijah excused himself several times to travel alone from Gigal to Bethel to Jericho to the Jordan, even across the Jordan, but Elisha insisted on staying right along with him all the way. To cross the Jordan, Elijah rolled up his cloak and touched the Jordan's water with it and the waters parted so they could cross on dry land just like Moses and the Israelites. After Elijah took his journey to heaven, Elisha used Elijah's cloak which he left behind to part the waters again to return to Jericho and back to his home. This is another fascinating incident among many that I am discovering in this 90 day adventure.
posted by Jacob Houser @ 09:54 AM
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007
I have to share what the Lord showed me this morning. In chapter 30 of I Samuel, it says "But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God." I needed that this morning! Every day since I have started this adventure, God has shown me personal nuggets that I can use and need. I was strengthened in the Lord MY God!!
posted by Laura Sabol @ 09:53 AM
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007
What an experience! This is my first time reading through the Bible. For me it is quite a bit of reading some nights and my eyes get heavy and I have to finish the next morning, but I have learned so many things. So many times I read a familiar verse and now realize what story it goes along with. In some instances God was so patient with the Isrealites giving them chance after chance to get things right, at other times He simply destroyed anyone who was disobedient to Him. In the case of King Saul not obeying God by keeping some of the best sheep and cattle from the Amalekites that God had told him to destroy, I was reminded of the many times that I try to justify my sin by making excuses. Samuel told Saul "To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.." I am so glad for the blood of Jesus that covers our sins.
posted by Lisa S. @ 09:52 AM
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
I've never read through the entire Bible. I started to but never quite reached the end. Like Judy S., when I would go to read I find myself falling asleep, BUT this is a challenge to me. I admit it is hard to read 15 or so chapters a day but I'm going to hang in there. This time I'm finding out things I didn't really know before. As for sacrifices, isn't it nice to know that the Lord died for our sins and we don't have to sacrifice animals anymore? Some of the chapters I don't really understand but the Lord put them there for a purpose so I read them and it seems something comes of them that I never saw before. Amazing!!!
posted by Pat G. @ 11:22 AM
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Monday, February 19, 2007
Speak Lord for your servant is listening was the thought that came to me in I Samuel. God cannot use us if we think we are great or honor ourselves as King Saul did.
posted by David C. @ 12:52 PM
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Monday, February 19, 2007
My husband and I have read the Bible through several times. Once or twice in one year, once in 3 years and presently at a slower pace. I was challenged to try this 90 day reading, but I was unsure if I could do it! Amazingly, I am loving it. Things seem to fit together so much better and I find myself just having to share things with my husband. I always thought the repetition of the tabernacle was so boring, but I saw so many precious pictures of Jesus. All those sacrifices were something I normally skimmed over, but this time I read and again was surprised to see all the pictures of what Jesus did for me. I got a little bogged down in the distribution of land to the tribes, but even there it I saw God at work bringing order and fairness to his people.
posted by Mary C. @ 10:32 AM
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Friday, February 16, 2007
It seems hard for some of us to follow instructions no matter what age we are at right now. God always kept his promise even though we can't keep ours. The leap day that we have every 4 years is effected by God putting time on hold. The sun and moon stood still in Joshua's day and went backwards in the time of the kings. It is said that 23 hours and 40 minuets were changed. Some of the stories in Judges are sad but interesting as well. The enemy King realized that he got justice when the same thing was done to him that he had done to others. Let us not forget to tell how the Lord had led us on our journey of faith.
The Lord be with you all that read or listen to each passage.
posted by David C. @ 03:57 PM
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Thursday, February 15, 2007
Two things stood out to me in my reading this morning.
First, Deut. 32:9 - God's "inheritance" is people! We look at how many cars a person has, their houses and lands, their collections...God wants people! We are his treasures. Wow! Secondly, 33:25 - ...as thy days, so shall thy strength be. Just now I'm in a situation that is VERY difficult...this scripture lets me know that I need to just take one day at a time...hard for me! But, help me, Lord. Thanks for allowing us to do this 90 days together! It is a big gulp, but God is helping ... and it is nice to know that others are joining...just a few clicks away!:)
posted by Linda Paulus @ 11:31 AM
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007
As I read through the Old Testament history, I become even more aware of God's holiness and my sinfulness. I marvel at the sacrifices that were required by the Israelites and recognize that all the blood sacrifices offered through the animals could not replace the blood of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. God's love and grace are truly amazing and I give Him so much praise and thanks for His plan of salvation. It is truly a blessing to read His Word and share this experience with other WDAC listeners.
posted by Kathleen Tompkins @ 03:37 PM
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007
I am thankful that you are participating in this 90-day reading through the Bible because I heard about it on your station and would have never undertaken such a big assignment on my own (reading through the Bible in
a year was always challenging enough!). I must admit it has been a struggle and we're only on day 15 (seems like when I stop moving and sit down to read I fall asleep!). I am grateful there are two extra days in the schedule. It's been a blessing and it is keeping me in the word
daily. With God's help, I'm looking forward to completing this important commitment.
posted by Judy S. @ 01:28 PM
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007
I have never read the Bible from cover to cover. I have tried and failed. In trying one year reading plans I would get bogged down through these books and never get back to it. It has been easier to skip from one book of the Bible to another. But, reading large sections like this is amazing. It is much easier to stay on track this way. I can't believe that I have almost finished the Pentateuch in only 14 days! I am in awe of God's grace. These books have made me realize anew just what Jesus has done for me. THANK YOU FOR THE CROSS! I am not understanding why all the rules and regulations had to be in effect for the Israelites, but I have faith that God's plans are perfect and thankfully I am not under the Old Testament law. Does anyone know if in the daily sacrifice, each person had to sacrifice an animal for themselves or did the priest do it for the whole group. This may be a dumb question, but I was thinking that it would take a long time if it was individually. I am reading the NLT and this wasn't very clear to me. Anyway, on to Joshua- can't wait.
Happy Reading!
posted by T. Martin @ 01:26 PM
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Today I finished Leviticus. Some of the sacrifices offered for sin included unintentional sin. What a reminder that "there is no one righteous, not even one." Romans 3:10. All of our good efforts and niceness are tainted with the sin nature which we wrestle with daily. How grateful I am that Jesus died for my intentional and unintentional sin. He paid it all.
posted by Carol S. @ 01:10 PM
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007
I have really been blessed with this challenge to read the Bible in 90 days. I started a couple days early because I was sure that I would fall behind, but so far that has not happened. I have even woke up a few nights and read a chapter or two before going back to sleep. One thing that has happened to me, because when I read a number of chapters in one sitting some of the events are repeated a couple of times, it helps me to remember better. God does not change so I believe he becomes just as angry with America as he did with the Israelites. I am very thankful we have Jesus as our Saviour and Intercessor.
posted by Bob Becker @ 01:09 PM
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007
This is the first time for me to read through the Bible from beginning to end, and I'm so glad I decided to take the challenge to read it in 90 days. The history seems to come more alive and although I know what happens, I'm still excited to keep reading. It has become so much more real to me just how "slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin" our God really is with us. I'm also so much more aware of how much Moses loved his people, the Israelites, and how he gave of himself to rescue them and lead them. I see more clearly how sinful we are, and how like the Israelites, are quick to complain when life is tough, and then prove to be less faithful and more apt to forget God when life is prosperous in the "land flowing with milk and honey." Praise God for his grace and mercy given to us through his son, Jesus Christ, our means of salvation. Thank you WDAC for sharing your love of Christ with us.
posted by Kathryn Judy @ 01:08 PM
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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
I'm trying to follow the chart to read the Bible in 90 days. Throughout the book of Genesis, I've seen how God is able to care for His own people, especially as they stayed close to Him. Even when they doubted or laughed at Him and His plans, like Sarah, God said to Abraham, "Is anything too difficult for the LORD?" (Gen. 18:14). They later learned new lessons in trusting God and seeing Him do the impossible, but still, like us, had ups and downs in the process of being "life-long learners." I was also encouraged to see how God can turn evil actions planned against us and turn them around for good. Joseph's brothers, Potiphar's wife, and others tried to harm or misuse him or even forget about him, like the jailor and baker did while Joseph was in prison, but God used all these things "to preserve many people alive" and do His will (Gen. 50:20). Finally, from a challenge from the "Perspectives" missions course, this time I'm reading through the Bible I want to watch how God's purpose is to see "the nations" all around the world come to worship Him. It starts right from Genesis 12:3 and will end in the book of Revelation. We have an exciting part to reach "the nations" for Christ!
posted by Dennis Shelly @ 09:41 AM
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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
When I first heard your announcment about reading the Bible in 90 days, I too thought what a challenge! But, it has truly been a blessing. I can relate to all the other blogs that have been posted. God speaks to each of us personally..... we can learn so much from the Old Testament history! And....no matter how often we read it we keep on learning.....He reveals something new each time.
posted by Kathy @ 04:34 PM
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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Thank you for your encouragement! Your postings on the WDAC blog have greatly encouraged us at WDAC. What a joy for us to share in what the Lord is teaching us as we journey through the Scriptures together! Within the next few days we will finish reading the Pentatuech, the first five books of the Bible. In Psalm 119 the psalmist records in verse 34, Give me understanding, that I may observe Your law, and keep it with all my heart. The law to which the psalmist referred is the Pentatuech. I rarely consider the first five books of the Bible as a place to meditate. However, as I consider these past 2 weeks, my mind goes back to the first chapters of Leviticus in which the Lord instructs Moses on the different offerings. As I was reading about the sin offering, I wondered how willing we would be to obey the Law when we sinned. The Law required that the people of Israel take the prescribed animal, journey to the Tabernacle, and make the sin offering. The Lord Jesus Christ has done away with all this; He is our substitute. Because He is our substitute, our cleansing comes as we apply 1 John 1:9, If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to clease us from all unrigtheousness. The physical effort of the people of Israel required for the sin offering is far greater than our effort in applying 1 John 1:9. Lord, may I never forget the sacrifice You made on my behalf as I come to you for daily cleansing.
posted by Doug Myer @ 12:57 PM
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Monday, February 12, 2007
In spite of all the times I've read the whole Bible in the past couple of decades, I have never gotten the "big picture of God's great story", as the reading schedule puts it, quite the way I am this time. When you do any of the one-year reading plans, you're skipping around from book to book with small portions. The key is reading bigger portions of the Scriptures at one time and reading the Bible the way you do any other book, from the beginning to the end. Everything is falling into place and making sense, even the repetitions and details, as I see God's great plan for man unfold. Today in Deuteronomy, I could hardly put down the Bible but wanted to continue reading. So I am a little ahead of schedule. That has to be a good thing!
posted by Larry Dale @ 02:11 PM
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Monday, February 12, 2007
I am so excited to be doing this. I have tried to read the Bible in a year, but things get in the way. It's not as hard as I thought it would be. You get to read a large enough chunk to really see something. I really found interesting in Genesis how God kept the gene pool so small to start a whole nation that was selected to be separated from the world. Abraham was married to his half-sister. Their son Isaac married his first cousin once removed, and their son, Jacob married his first cousin. When Jacob and his children went to Egypt, no where does it say they married Egyptians. Therefore, again they would be marrying in the small gene pool. I found this very interesting.
posted by T. Peterson @ 11:10 AM
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Monday, February 12, 2007
I looked over some of the blogs and was happy to see my own. We see the order of God and the disorder that sin makes. It has been a blessing in a way of being off work so I can keep it up. The way I listen through it is a little bit here and a chunk there. I do not take much time to listen to any other stuff, until the day's reading is done. If you are more inspired you could look up songs and hymns that relate to a passage. One place would be the cyber hymnal. Until next time.
posted by David C @ 10:46 AM
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Monday, February 12, 2007
Wednesday night when my wife & I were reading in Leviticus a most painful & pungent lesson flew from the pages of Holy Scripture and plunged deep into our hearts. In chapter 10, after over 25 chapters of clear "thus saith the LORD" detailed instruction and faithful detailed obedience in the process of building the most elaborate tent/building structure of all time, two young men suddenly moved out of the stage of obedience to
specific commands by the LORD and did their own thing. Zap!!! They were history. It was like Acts 5 - Ananias & Sapphira. I suddenly realized how often, after the Lord has spoken clearly, this do or this do not, I have done my own thing. But thankfully I have not been zapped. God is a God of all grace. We are enjoying the 90 day readings
- a view of God working on behalf of His own glory and on behalf of his people Israel.
posted by Wes Reiff @ 10:32 AM
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Monday, February 12, 2007
Last night's reading at a couple places showed the detail of God's CLEAR directions to his people, both Israel and the Church. We were reading the same statement sometimes over and over again. In one instance the last half of a verse was repeated several times for emphasis. God is the great Architect and delights in detail. Reading large segments of God's Word at one sitting this way brings it to my heart more that ever before.
posted by Joy Reiff @ 10:31 AM
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Friday, February 9, 2007
I too am excited about reading the Bible in 90 days. I had started the year reading the chronological bible and had to stop for an eye injury. During that time I heard about the 90 day reading and decided to start over again with that. I was excited about verse 14 in chapter 1 of Genesis. The explanation of the lights to serve as signs to mark seasons, days and years. I am often asked if I think Gods days were 24 hours. I think this helps to answer that question. I am also in awe of Gods patience not only with Israel, but with us still today.
posted by Patti Wheeler @ 05:06 PM
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Friday, February 9, 2007
This is such a good thing. I needed this challenge. I've been impressed by the amount of sacrifices that had to be offered constantly to cover the sins of the Israelites and how through Jesus, giving His life on the cross, covers ours sins. Praise the Lord! And there is no blinking on God's part when there was sin in the camp. If an individual or group from one of the tribes disobeyed, they were stoned or dead some other way. Just for collecting wood on the Sabbath. How about at the warning of Moses to stay clear of the tents of Korah, Dothan and Abiram in Numbers 16 that the ground opened up and swallowed these people to their graves. Thanks for your encouragement to this 90 day venture.
posted by Jake Houser @ 10:17 AM
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Thursday, February 8, 2007
When I first heard of the challenge to read the Bible in 90 days I thought to myself "they're crazy!" I've tried to read it in a year and that didn't work, so how could I possibly read it in just 90 days! But the Lord touched my heart and challenged me that I might be more committed if it's this period of time. So.... I took my Bible, looked at the total number of pages and divided it by 90--umm, 12 pages a day. Well that didn't seem so bad-after all a good book can be read in a few days-isn't God's book the best book of all? I started a few days earlier (Jan. 27) and so far have met the challenge. I am determined to finish, but I do not want to be discouraged if it takes a few days longer. Thanks for encouraging me to take the challenge!
posted by Nila Lehman @ 09:58 AM
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Thursday, February 8, 2007
It was hard for me to finish today's reading, it seemed to go on and on. All those sacrifices (the grain offering, peace offering, sin offering, trespass offering and so on) I don't know how the Israelites could keep up. I am so thankful that Jesus came as the perfect sacrifice and gave himself once and for all. Thank you WDAC for this challenge and posting the BLOGS.
posted by Lenora Boulden @ 09:57 AM
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Thursday, February 8, 2007
I am thrilled to be doing read the Bible in 90 days along with so many other people. I am using the everyday Bible and finding it so interesting. I keep wanting to read more. Thanks for a great program.
posted by Edward Neidig @ 09:56 AM
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Thursday, February 8, 2007
I'm so excited about going on this new adventure with God! This truly is an adventure in finding out even more about His provision, His holiness, His power, His love and His forgiveness. And this is just in the first chapter of Genesis!! I have a new-found awe of Him when I have re-read the Word from the beginning. I have always jumped around and have never read it from start to finish. This is an exciting way of refreshing myself with God. He has shown me that He will always provide a way to reach Him. Through all the blood sacrifices and rituals in the past to now having the blood of Christ redeeming us. I'm also seeing how Christ is shown from the very beginning and how the blood sacrifices are a parallel to the sacrifice Christ gave. I look forward every day to finding out more about Him and He gives me new and fresh eyes to see something that I never saw before. God's Word is living and it's now living through me!! I want to thank WDAC for letting me come on this new adventure with other brothers and sisters. What a great adventure it is!!
posted by Laura Sabol @ 09:54 AM
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Thursday, February 8, 2007
I've always struggled with reading through Leviticus. The amount and complexity of the laws overwhelmed me. How could anyone live under the burden of not only following, but remembering all the rules? God's purpose was to make His people holy - set apart from all others. "I am the Lord who makes you holy." Adherence to the law produced holiness. How awesome to realize that what the law couldn't do, Jesus did on the cross. His sacrifice fulfilled the demands of the law and set us free from the burden of the law, once and forever!
posted by Terry Simson @ 08:23 AM
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Wednesday, February 7, 2007
It is such a neat thing to be doing this reading. I love reviewing the Bible stories that I learned as a child in SS and Bible School. Our God is just showing both His unfailing love and demanding our obedience or consequences will ensue. I want to worship Him without fail and truly learn to follow Him.
posted by Amos Newswanger @ 04:02 PM
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Wednesday, February 7, 2007
I am not a reader and I'm too embarrassed to tell you how many books I've read in my life-probably could count them on one hand- so this challenge was like a non-exercising type-B (we don't care about challenges) entering the tri-athalon. I had a plan that I would start 1 day early and would read along to an audio tape so that meant no stops to dreamy land but then I got to Leviticus and started to get cramps because I was feeling a little (literally) sick about the information I was reading. I was thinking that when God says, "My ways are not your ways," He wasn't kidding. I took 2 days off and am hoping to return today. I'm not sure that I can do this in 90 days but I hope to do it in a year. Reading along to tapes or CDs really does help a lot.
posted by Michele @ 04:01 PM
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Wednesday, February 7, 2007
February 7, 2007
It appears my blogging is lagging, while my reading is not! As I move through the beauty of the Tabernacle, the symbolism is awesome. A walk through the Tabernacle is a model of worship for me today. The altar of sacrifice becomes the cross where I become a living sacrifice. The only light of understanding is Jesus, fueled by the Holy Spirit. The symbols continue to the place of worship in the holiest of places, His presence. And then there's Leviticus! Often the book where getting bogged down begins. Yet what a marvelous reminder of the fact that sin needs to be dealt with. What a picture of what Jesus has done for us in the various offerings. And was a vast reminder of the importance of holiness in my life and being set apart for Him.
posted by Deb Weaver @ 10:20 AM
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Tuesday, February 6, 2007
In this challenge to read through the Bible in 90 days, it is the first time that we have attempted to read through the Bible. Our thoughts on the first 6 days of the reading schedule are as follows: Our God is an awesome God, in showing himself through all of creation. He knew that we all need to rest and recharge our spiritual life as well as our physical life. God loves each one of us just as we are, and forgives us of our sins when we ask. Take time to observe nature and see the beauty of each new day. We noticed most men lived to be over 600 years or more. God can use us to do mighty things for His glory; as we looked at the different people of the Bible this far into our reading we see that each of them was blessed because of their faith. God used Moses in a mighty way, in leading the Israelites out of Egypt and showing them in action of the communion that he had with God. He was willing to follow all of the instructions that God told him to do or have the people do. In today’s reading I am amazed at the details of the craftsmanship in the tabernacle; so the people could gather to worship God. The delegation of work to the craftsman who had the special talents. The garments of the priest were again a reminder to everyone that the twelve tribes of the Israelites are each important in God’s plan.
posted by Josephine & Pauline Metzler @ 10:35 AM
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Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Alright. Here I am "going public" with my commitment to read the Bible in 90 Days. I haven't told anyone thinking this would be one more project I wouldn't finish. I haven't even read the Bible in a year, always getting bogged down in the "boring parts" and not persevering. This time, though, it's like God really prodded me on. I took inventory of how I spend my days and did see times of mindless activity....TV, computer games. ACK! I didn't give in until 2/2 when I started and now am hustling to catch up...and I'm loving it! The only way I can describe it is like culture immersion....living there rather than a little class and running home. I've decided to keep up with my daily devotion routine, also, for my daily food and meditation (If I stop and ponder during the Reading Schedule I will have to become a hermit.) Thank you for inviting me to this wonderful adventure!
posted by Carol S @ 10:33 AM
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Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Well, I have to admit that I was wondering how in the world I was going to find the time to read through the Bible in 90 days. I knew that I COULD find the time, but WOULD I find the time. Well, the Lord slowed me down long enough to get started. I've been at home since last Wednesday recuperating from walking pneumonia. And I've spent a lot of time sitting still, trying not to cough, and finding some great nuggets in the books of Genesis and Exodus. As I was contemplaing those two books this morning, I realized that I never really thought about what I found to be one of the strongest themes of Genesis and Exodus...GRACE. God was so very gracious to Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, the Hebrew children, and many more. Yes, His judgment for some was swift and strong, but His graciousness toward His children was undeniable. What I brought out of my reading of Genesis and Exodus is the importance to remain steady and faithful to God's call...to press toward the prize.
posted by Mike Stike @ 10:32 AM
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Tuesday, February 6, 2007
I am doing it the easy way by listening to it on tape. Over the last many years I listen to a few minutes of a tape and this is a larger chunk. In Genesis I saw how choices each generation makes affects the future. In Exodus sometimes the "someone else" can't do what I should do. (Chapter 4) God still can use ungodly leaders to carry out His will. Early on God shows His care for the unborn.
In the Passover as with the cross not one bone was to be broken. The door and the 2 side posts show the shape of the cross. Exodus 12. If anyone just wants to listen to any of the Bible while on the PC there is an Audio online Bible read by Alexander Scorby.
posted by David C @ 10:26 AM
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Tuesday, February 6, 2007
My husband and I have taken the challenge to read the Bible in ninety days. We just finished day 6. I wish I would have had pictures of the tabernacle and its contents while I was reading about it. Tomorrow I'm going online to find some pictures because I'm having a hard time visualizing how everything was. Although we have both read Genesis and Exodus before we have new questions. I was a little skeptical about reading the Bible at such a fast pace but I am really getting a lot out of it.
posted by Lenora @ 10:25 AM
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Monday, February 5, 2007
O.K., I got a little carried away on Sunday. We were to be reading Exodus 1-15, and after completing that, I had more time available and decided to continue reading. I finished the book of Exodus (which the schedule doesn't finish until Tuesday).
This was not so I could "get ahead" of schedule. I began to really "get into it."
If you are reading this material for the first time (and I know some of you are), I would recommend finding a good Bible handbook that has visual illustrations of the tabernacle and accessories and the priestly garments, etc., so these lengthy descriptions will mean much more as you read. This is the first time I have ever read Exodus the whole way through in one day, and what used to look like such tedious detail and repetition showed me this time that it was God giving Moses specific instructions on how to approach Him, then Moses repeating those to the people, and finally, the people who had been skilled to do the work completing it
---exactly as God had commanded.
posted by Larry Dale @ 03:07 PM
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Monday, February 5, 2007
Anytime we commit to accomplishing a specific goal, we need someone to help us with accountability. One way that we can help each other is to post some of our thoughts on the WDAC blog. As we progress through the Bible together, we will encouter rough stretches where we will want to slack off or give up. I found that the weekend was a little more difficult to set aside the needed time for reading because my daily routine was different. This morning I am back to my normal routine. Let me encourage you to use this blog as a tool of accountability. In Exodus 15-28, the holiness of the Lord takes center stage. The instructions for the tabernacle demonstrate His holiness. The instructions of how the people are to treat each other demonstrate His holiness and justice. The Lord is set apart from all He has made and from sin; I need to be set apart only for the Lord.
posted by Doug Myer @ 01:14 PM
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Monday, February 5, 2007
We learn in Day 2 that faith and patience always go together. How important it is to rest in Him and know that we are small players in a much bigger picture that we cannot see or even imagine. And when our faith is tested, it is not God who is seeing how much faith we have. He already knows. It’s for us to see how much faith we have and to know that His ways are always right.
posted by Deb Weaver @ 12:59 PM
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Friday, February 2, 2007
We see the Lord's faithfulness to His promises as we examine the lives of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph. We also read that the success of these men was due to the blessing of God on their lives. All that we are is because of the Lord's faithfulness and the Lord's blessing.
posted by Doug Myer @ 10:16 PM
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Thursday, February 1, 2007
Something that is taught in the "Perspectives on the World Christian Movement" course is to view the beginning of Genesis as the story of man going his own way, without God, through Chapter 11. Then in Chapter 12, it becomes God's story as he calls the first missionary, Abram, to leave all to go to a far country, as God promises him that "all nations will be blessed through you."
posted by Larry Dale @ 09:45 AM
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