Submitted by Sarah VanKrimpen on Sun, 05/15/2005 - 10:04.
This is not a means to an end. I used to have the mindset of "finish this just to say you did it." I didn't want to be the only person at my Christian communications company who had not read through the entire Bible! *Gasp*
My mindset has changed a lot since I started. It boils down to that old Christian argument: can you get to God through good works? The answer is no. (For those of you who have not read the entire Bible, and otherwise would know.) :-) All kidding aside, I am not going to better myself because I read the Bible in 90 days. I am going to read the Bible in 90 days because I already have the spirit within me to read God's word. You can argue about the validity of reading the Bible in 90 days - the 12 pages breaks the reading up too much or you don't delve into the text enough. Valid arguments. However...
The fact remains: every day, I am spending at least 1/2 hour in God's word. It's like holding a baby for 30 minutes a day verses never allowing it to feel human touch. Or spending 30 minutes talking to your teenage son about the latest sports report verses never speaking about anything. It is taking 30 minutes to eat a meal verses starving yourself all day. It may not seem like much, but it may make all the difference.
Thanks, and happy reading,
Sarah