“For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven
and do not return there but water the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
it shall not return to me empty,
but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,
and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
(Isaiah 55:10-11 ESV)
I have to admit, I do not use any reading plans. I have tried, tried, and tried again to stick to a yearly reading plan, but I have failed every time. I seem to loose steam by the time I get to the Old Testament book of Leviticus. However, I still am reading His Word. Sometimes I read an entire book, and find so many new nuggets that boggle my mind. Not so much that I do not understand, but that I find out something about God’s plan in the Old Testament that I had overlooked before.
Take the book of Daniel as an example. I read the book this past Summer again, and was I in for a ride. Although I have studied Daniel before, this time it really hit me that Darius and Nebuchadnezzar believed in the One True and Living God. How could I have missed this before. It is plain and simple written in Daniel 4 and 6.
Today I am thankful that the Protestant Reformation movement of the 16th century enabled the people to read and understand the Bible in their native tongue. Today we not only get the Bible in our native tongue, but even different translations that help us understand His Word better and grow.
What are you thankful for this week? Please do share with us by leaving a link to your Thankful Thursday post below. Please remember that in the month of November, my friend Laurie will host TT at “Women Taking A Stand“.
Thank you for stopping by today. Remember: the Bible is available for you in different forms, read it and let God help you grow through it.
Love & peace,
Iris
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That is, indeed, a huge thing to be thankful for! And yet we rarely take time to think about how privileged we are to have multiple copies and translations of God’s Word in our homes and at our fingertips. Revive Our Hearts has a great 5-part series called, The Wonder of the Word, on how our modern-day Bibles came to be starting here: http://www.reviveourhearts.com/radio/revive-our-hearts/light/ Gives a great look at the history of the Bible and the people who’ve been involved throughout the centuries ~ so many at the cost of their lives ~ in preserving it and getting it to us.
I am thankful for so many things…but the faithfulness of God stands out to me today. I am so thankful that no matter what is going on around me, my God is right beside me! Thanks for hosting today, Iris.
In His grip, Joan
I finally got established in a one year reading plan called YouVersion. I have it on my Kindle so when I go on my treadmill each morning, I read from His Word. I’m thankful that I can increase the type so I can read it easily while working out. I remember doing Beth Moore’s study on Daniel and it was an eye opener.
Thank you for your friendship Iris. Life has been so hectic lately and yet I hope to get to see you before Christmas.
Love you,
Debbie
Can you tell me what’s happening with Thankful Thursday and where we should link our posts?