I will not neglect your word.
—Psalm 119:16
I am impressed with the attention devoted to Bible reading by earlier generations.
Cranmer’s Prayer Book lectionary, first published in 1549, presented daily morning and evening prayers that took Anglicans through the Old Testament once and the New Testament twice a year.
The Puritan, William Gouge (1575–1653), read fifteen chapters of the Bible each day.
Anglican, T.C. Hammond (1877–1961), read through the Bible once a quarter.
I have an uneasy feeling that we moderns spend less time with the Bible each day than we do watching TV.
Soak yourself in the Scriptures, which “are able to make you wise for salvation,” and “[equip you] for every good work” (2 Tm 3:15, 17).
“Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path” (Ps 119:105).
It’s never too late to start—until it is.