SYNOPSIS: I know of no greater practice for going deep with God than through the daily practice of Bible study—reading, meditating, journaling, memorizing and praying the Scriptures. That spiritual practice will contribute to your growth as a believer and your entrance into the deep things of God like nothing else. It’s as simple as that. Here’s what regularly reading and ruthlessly obeying God’s Word will do for you: mature in your faith, morph into greater Christlikeness, deepen your knowledge of God, insulate your life from sin, enlarge your Kingdom effectiveness, increase your spiritual power, develop life skills for the daily challenges you face, and live in the blessing zone of God’s favor. I hope you’ll join me in 2021 as we “go deep” in God through the daily reading of his Word.
Go Deep// 2 Timothy 3:14-17
Let’s go deep with God this year! When I was growing up in a small Southern Oregon town, the kids in my neighborhood would regularly gather in the street in front of my house. There we would play some of the best football games on the planet—even better than even the Super Bowl! Street football—skinned knees, bruised elbows, bragging rights (at least for that day) and tons of fun! Man, there was nothing like it!
The favorite play called in the huddle, was, of course, “go deep!” Forget about short yardage running plays or screen passes, we wanted the glory, paydirt, “tud!”, our name for a touchdown So just about every play was “go deep!” I’m telling you, that’s the way football at every level ought to be played.
I want to go deep this year in God, don’t you? I don’t want to splash around in the shallows or wade around in the wimpy water near the shore, I want to get into the depths of God like never before. Do you want to join me?
If you do, then I know of no greater practice for going deep with God than through the daily practice of Bible study—reading, meditating, journaling, memorizing and praying the Scriptures. That spiritual practice will contribute to your growth as a believer and your entrance into the deep things of God like nothing else. It’s as simple as that. Here’s what regularly reading and ruthlessly obeying God’s Word will do for you:
- Mature in your faith
- Morph into greater Christlikeness
- Deepen your knowledge of God
- Insulate your life from sin
- Enlarge your Kingdom effectiveness
- Increase your spiritual power
- Develop life skills for the daily challenges you face
- Live in the blessing zone of God’s favor
I hope you’ll join me in 2021 as we “go deep” in God through the daily reading of his Word. To help us along the way, I have provided a creative reading plan called the “One Year Bible. You can purchase a hard or electronic copy of your preferred Bible version on Amazon, or you can download a free app of the same for your smartphone on YouVersion (once you download it, go to the Bible Reading Plans and make sure to select The One Year Bible plan) or use an existing Bible to follow the reading schedule on the Portland Christian Center webpage, which is also a printable PDF.
Of course, you can choose your own Bible reading plan, but no matter what you do, choose to read God’s Word in 2021. By the way, there is no greater act of faith, obedience and yes, even worship, than to devote yourself to “rightly dividing the Word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15)
Finally, I am also inviting you to join me in memorizing scripture this year. I have selected fifty-two verses for us to commit to memory—one for each week of the year. And I will post a devotional blog for each verse on every Monday this year. Check it out at www.raynoah.com.
Let’s go deep in God’s Word this year!
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