Confessions of a Peace Lover...
A couple of years ago my sister told me about a book that had a really intriguing title, "Eat This Book", by Eugene Peterson -you may recognize his name as the man who gave us The Message translation of the Bible. I often refer to the title when I talk about the One Year Bibles that Circle of Friends Ministries LOVES to give away! (Do you have a copy? If not, just fill out the "contact us" section on this website) I mean, it makes sense; we NEED to have God's word in our daily diet.
Well this week, when I again found myself saying "We need to 'Eat This Book'!" I was rather convicted. You see, while I do read from my One Year Bible every day, I've never actually read "Eat This Book"! Oh, I have a copy, I just haven't taken the time to read it...I am simply assuming that I know what it's referring to...and you know what assuming does! So this morning I started reading this book that I keep referring to, and while I'm finding that I was "kind of" correct in what I thought it would say, I'm also finding that it has so much more to say about the banquet that God has prepared for us in order to nourish and nurture our souls.
"Christians feed on Scripture. Holy Scripture nurtures the holy community as food nurtures the human body. Christians don't simply learn or study or use Scripture, we assimilate it, take it into our lives in such a way that it gets metabolized into acts of love, cups of cold water, missions into all the world, healing and evangelism and justice in Jesus' name, hands raised in adoration of the Father, feet washed in company with the Son."
Yeah, that's what I'm talking about...eating God's Word and allowing it to nurture and grow our souls into healthy working bodies of, and for, Christ.
At Circle of Friends Ministries we call our One Year Bible Ministry the "Andrea Project" so named for our friend and accountability partner who encouraged, (and possibly even demanded, lovingly of course!) that we make the One Year Bible a part of our daily reading, as well as a part of our accountability discussions. Back when she "made" us do this, I confess, it was a challenge. I had read parts and portions of the Bible, but never with an intentional daily plan. Andrea kept us on task (she has a degree in education, and while she didn't "grade" us, we knew we had to do our homework!) and I am so glad she did. Reading the Bible on a daily basis has changed me - from the inside out.
I don't know where you're at in your walk with Christ, but if you're at a place where God's Word isn't part of your daily schedule please consider taking advantage of the reading plan the One Year Bible offers. Start today and go from there! When I first started it was May 1, 2001. The first year it was simply a discipline I knew I needed, I was eating just to get healthy, but now I CRAVE this daily banquet!
Until next time...
Beth
Well this week, when I again found myself saying "We need to 'Eat This Book'!" I was rather convicted. You see, while I do read from my One Year Bible every day, I've never actually read "Eat This Book"! Oh, I have a copy, I just haven't taken the time to read it...I am simply assuming that I know what it's referring to...and you know what assuming does! So this morning I started reading this book that I keep referring to, and while I'm finding that I was "kind of" correct in what I thought it would say, I'm also finding that it has so much more to say about the banquet that God has prepared for us in order to nourish and nurture our souls.
"Christians feed on Scripture. Holy Scripture nurtures the holy community as food nurtures the human body. Christians don't simply learn or study or use Scripture, we assimilate it, take it into our lives in such a way that it gets metabolized into acts of love, cups of cold water, missions into all the world, healing and evangelism and justice in Jesus' name, hands raised in adoration of the Father, feet washed in company with the Son."
Yeah, that's what I'm talking about...eating God's Word and allowing it to nurture and grow our souls into healthy working bodies of, and for, Christ.
At Circle of Friends Ministries we call our One Year Bible Ministry the "Andrea Project" so named for our friend and accountability partner who encouraged, (and possibly even demanded, lovingly of course!) that we make the One Year Bible a part of our daily reading, as well as a part of our accountability discussions. Back when she "made" us do this, I confess, it was a challenge. I had read parts and portions of the Bible, but never with an intentional daily plan. Andrea kept us on task (she has a degree in education, and while she didn't "grade" us, we knew we had to do our homework!) and I am so glad she did. Reading the Bible on a daily basis has changed me - from the inside out.
I don't know where you're at in your walk with Christ, but if you're at a place where God's Word isn't part of your daily schedule please consider taking advantage of the reading plan the One Year Bible offers. Start today and go from there! When I first started it was May 1, 2001. The first year it was simply a discipline I knew I needed, I was eating just to get healthy, but now I CRAVE this daily banquet!
Until next time...
Beth
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