 The Bible is the revelation of God's purposes and values to us. It's what He wants us to know and do. Not only did God give His Son--the Living Word--to save us, He gave His Book, the Written Word, to guide us.
Some sections of the Bible are difficult to understand and some are not as exciting as others. Still, every section of God's Word has something to say to us, and that makes every passage very important.
It doesn't matter when your quiet time is, but it is helpful if you set aside a specific time and place where you can be alone with God.
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A Six-step Devotional Plan
Start with prayer. Ask God to prepare you to meet with Him. If there is something in your life that you know displeases Him, confess it. Let Him forgive you so that nothing will hinder your communion together.
Read a specific passage of Scripture--perhaps a chapter or two. If you are not very familiar with the Bible, you may wish to start with the New Testament. Many people think that the Gospel of John is a good place to start. Perhaps you would enjoy reading one or two of the Psalms every day.
Meditate on it for a while after you have read a passage. Think about what you read, and ask yourself what it means. What does God want you to do? Remember, even though you may not understand all you read in the Bible, you can still obey what you do understand.
Write down questions about the passage as you read. It is good to write down the things you learn and the questions you have. Later you can search out the answers from someone who knows the subject or Bible commentaries.
Then read the passage again. Reading it the second time usually brings to light things you didn't notice the first time. This is a great way to learn on your own; for as you read, you'll have God's Holy Spirit as your teacher (John 14:26).
Finally, pray again. Thank God for sending His Son to die for you. Thank Him for giving you His Word (the Bible) because without it you would have no answers to life's big questions. Thank Him for teaching you from the passage you have just read.
Remember:
Many new Christians start a quiet time each day with great enthusiasm, but they soon get too busy and somehow God gets squeezed out.
Consistency is the key. The person who merely samples the Word of God never acquires much of a taste for it. You must come back to God's Word daily for Him to feed you, just as you come to a table daily to eat physical food.
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The readings for this schedule cover the whole Bible in a year.
The books (except for Psalms) are arranged in chronological order.
JANUARY
1/Genesis 1-3
2/Genesis 4-6
3/Genesis 7-9
4/Genesis 10-12
5/Job 1-4
6/Job 5-7
7/Job 8-10
8/Job 11-14
9/Job 15-17
10/Psalms 9-12
11/Job 18-20
12/Job 21-24
13/Job 25-27
14/Job 28-30
15/Job 31-33
16/Job 34-36
17/Job 37-39
18/Job 40-42
19/Psalms 5-8
20/Genesis 13-15
21/Genesis 16-18
22/Genesis 19-21
23/Genesis 22-24
24/Genesis 25-27
25/Genesis 28-30
26/Genesis 31-33
27/Genesis 34-36
28/Genesis 37-39
29/Psalms 9-12
30/Genesis 40-42
31/Genesis 43-45
FEBRUARY
1/Genesis 46-48
2/Genesis 49-50
3/Exodus 1-4
4/Exodus 5-7
5/Exodus 8-10
6/Psalms 13-16
7/Exodus 11-13
8/Exodus 14-16
9/Exodus 17-19
10/Exodus 20-22
11/Exodus 23-25
12/Exodus 26-28
13/Exodus 29-31
14/Psalms 17-20
15/Exodus 32-34
16/Exodus 35-37
17/Exodus 38-40
18/Leviticus 1-3
19/Leviticus 4-6
20/Leviticus 7-9
21/Leviticus 10-12
22/Leviticus 13-15
23/Psalms 21-24
24/Leviticus 16-18
25/Leviticus 19-21
26/Leviticus 22-24
27/Leviticus 25-27
28/Numbers 1-3
MARCH
1/Numbers 4-6
2/Numbers 7-9
3/Numbers 10-12
4/Psalms 25-28
5/Numbers 13-15
6/Numbers 16-18
7/Numbers 19-21
8/Numbers 22-24
9/Numbers 25-27
10/Numbers 28-30
11/Numbers 31-33
12/Numbers 34-36
13/Psalms 29-32
14/Deuteronomy 1-3
15/Deuteronomy 4-6
16/Deuteronomy 7-9
17/Deuteronomy 10-12
18/Deuteronomy 13-15
19/Deuteronomy 16-18
20/Deuteronomy 19-21
21/Deuteronomy 22-24
22/Psalms 33-36
23/Deuteronomy 25-27
24/Deuteronomy 28-30
25/Deuteronomy 31-34
26/Joshua 1-3
27/Joshua 4-6
28/Joshua 7-9
29/Joshua 10-12
30/Joshua 13-15
31/Psalms 37-40
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APRIL
1/Joshua 16-18
2/Joshua 19-21
3/Joshua 22-24
4/Judges 1-3
5/Judges 4-6
6/Judges 7-9
7/Judges 10-12
8/Judges 13-15
9/Psalms 41-44
10/Judges 16-18
11/Judges 19-21
12/Ruth 1-4
13/1 Samuel 1-3
14/1 Samuel 4-6
15/1 S&muel 7-9
16/1 Samuel 10-12
17/1 Samuel 13-15
18/Psalms 45-48
19/1 Samuel 16-18
20/1 Samuel 19-21
21/1 Samuel 22-24
22/1 Samuel 25-27
23/1 Samuel 28-31
24/2 Samuel 1-3
25/2 Samuel 4-6
26/2 Samuel 7-9
27/Psalms 49-52
28/2 Samuel 10-12
29/2 Samuel 13-15
30/2 Samuel 16-18
MAY
1/2 Samuel 19-21
2/2 Samuel 22-24
3/1 Chronicles 1-3
4/1 Chronicles 4-6
5/1 Chronicles 7-96
6/Psalms 53-56
7/1 Chronicles 10-12
8/1 Chronicles 13-15
9/1 Chronicles 16-18
10/1 Chronicles 19-21
11/1 Chronicles 22-24
12/1 Chronicles 25-27
13/1 Chronicles 28-29
14/1 Kings 1-4
15/Psalms 57-60
16/2 Chronicles; Proverbs 1-3
17/Proverbs 4-6
18/Proverbs 7-9
19/Proverbs 10-12
20/Proverbs 13-15
21/Proverbs 16-18
22/Proverbs 19-21
23/Proverbs 22-24
24/Psalms 61-64
25/Proverbs 25-27
26/Proverbs 28-31
27/Song of Solomon 1-4
28/Song of Solomon 5-8
29/Ecclesiastes 1-3
30/Ecclesiastes 4-6
31/Ecclesiastes 7-9
JUNE
1/Ecclesiastes 10-12
2/Psalms 65-68
3/1 Kings 5-7
4/1 Kings 8-10
5/1 Kings 11-13
6/1 Kings 14-16
7/1 Kings 17-19
8/1 Kings 20-22
9/2 Kings 1-3
10/2 Kings 4-6
11/Psalms 69-72
12/2 Kings 7-9
13/2 Kings 10-12
14/2 Chronicles 2-4
15/2 Chronicles 5-7
16/2 Chronicles 8-10
17/2 Chronicles 11-13
18/2 Chronicles 14-16
19/2 Chronicles 17-19
20/Psalms 73-76
21/2 Chronicles 20-22
22/Obadiah;
2 Chronicles 23-24
23/Joel 1-3
24/2 Kings 13, 14;
2 Chronicles 25
25/Jonah 1-4
26/2 Kings 15; 2 Chronicles 26
27/Amos 1-5
28/Amos 6-9
29/2 Kings 16, 17;
2 Chronicles 27
30/Psalms 77-80
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JULY
1/2 Chronicles 28; Hosea 1-3
2/Hosea 4-7
3/Hosea 8-10
4/Hosea 11-14
5/2 Kings 18-20
6/2 Chronicles 29-30
7/2 Chronicles 31-32
8/Isaiah 1-3
9/Isaiah 4-7
10/Psalms 81-84
11/Isaiah 8-10
12/Isaiah 11-14
13/Isaiah 15-17
14/Isaiah 18-21
15/Isaiah 22-24
16/Isaiah 25-28
17/Isaiah 29-31
18/Isaiah 32-35
19/Isaiah 36-38
20/Psalms 85-88
21/Isaiah 39-42
22/Isaiah 43-45
23/Isaiah 46-49
24/Isaiah 50-52
25/Isaiah 53-56
26/Isaiah 57-59
27/Isaiah 60-63
28/Isaiah 64-66
29/Psalms 89-92
30/Micah 1-4
31/Micah 5-7
AUGUST
1/Nahum 1-3
2/2 Kings 21; 2 Chronicles 33
3/2 Kings 22, 23
4/2 Chronicles 34, 35
5/Zephaniah 1-3
6/Habakkuk 1-3
7/Jeremiah 1-3
8/Jeremiah 4-6
9/Psalms 93-96
10/Jeremiah 7-9
11/Jeremiah 10-12
12/Jeremiah 13-15
13/Jeremiah 16-18
14/Jeremiah 19-21
15/Jeremiah 22-24
16/Jeremiah 25-27
17/Jeremiah 28-30
18/Jeremiah 31-33
19/Psalms 97-100
20/Jeremiah 34-36
21/Jeremiah 37-39
22/Jeremiah 40-42
23/Jeremiah 43-46
24/Jeremiah 47-49
25/Jeremiah 50-52
26/2 Kings 24, 25;
2 Chronicles 36
27/Lamenations 1-5
28/Psalms 101-104
29/Ezekiel 1-3
30/Ezekiel 4-6
31/Ezekiel 7-9
SEPTEMBER
1/Ezekiel 10-122
2/Ezekiel 13- 15
3/Ezekiel 16-18
4/Ezekiel 19-21
5/Ezekiel 22-24
6/Ezekiel 25-27
7/Ezekiel 28-30
8/Psalms 105-108
9/Ezekiel 31-33
10/Ezekiel 34-36
11/Ezekiel 37-39
12/Ezekiel 40-42
13/Ezekiel 43-45
14/Ezekiel 46-48
15/Daniel 1-3
16/Daniel 4-6
17/Daniel 7-9
18/Daniel 10-12
19/Psalms 109-113
20/Ezra 1-3
21/Ezra 4-6
22/Haggai 1, 2
Zecariah 1, 2
23/Zecariah 3-6
24/Zecariah 7-10
25/Zecariah 11-14
26/Esther 1-3
27/Esther 4-6
28/Esther 7-10
29/Psalms 114-118
30/Ezra 7-10
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OCTOBER
1/Nehemiah 1-4
2/Nehemiah 5-7
3/Nehemiah 8-10
4/Nahum 11-13
5/Malachi 1-4
6/Matthew 1-4
7/Matthew 5-7
8/Psalms 119
9/Matthew 8-10
10/Matthew 11-13
11/Matthew 14-16
12/Matthew 17-19
13/Matthew 20-22
14/Matthew 23-25
15/Matthew 26-28
16/Mark 1-3
17/Mark 4-6
18/Psalms 120-123
19/Mark 7-9
20/Mark 10-12
21/Mark 13-16
22/Luke 1-3
23/Luke 4-6
24/Luke 7-9
25/Luke 10-12
26/Luke 13-15
27/Luke 16-18
28/Psalms 124-127
29/Luke 19-21
30/Luke 22-24
31/John 1-3
NOVEMBER
1/John 4-6
2/John 7-9
3/John 10-12
4/John 13-16
5/John 17-19
6/John 20, 21; Acts 1
7/Psalms 128-131
8/Acts 2-4
9/Acts 5-7
10/Acts 8-10
11/Acts 11-14
12/James 1-5
13/Galatians 1-3
14/Galatians 4-6
15/Acts 15-17
16/Psalms 132-135
17/1 Thessalonians 1-4
18/1 Thessalonians 5
2 Thessalonians 1-3
19/Acts 18,19; 1 Corinthians 1
20/1 Corinthians 2-4
21/1 Corinthians 5-7
22/1 Corinthians 8-10
23/1 Corinthians 11-13
24/1 Cointhians 14-16
25/2 Corinthians 1-4
26/2 Corinthians 5-7
27/Psalms 136-139
28/2 Corinthians 8-10
29/2 Corinthians 11-13
30/Romans 1-4
DECEMBER
1/Romans 5-8
2/Romans 9-12
3/Romans 13-16
4/Acts 20-22
5/Acts 23-25
6/Acts 26-28
7/Psalms 140-143
8/Ephesians 1-3
9/Ephesians 4-6
10/Philippians 1-4
11/Colossians 1-4
12/Philemon; 1 Timothy 1-3
13/1 Timothy 4-6
14/Titus 1-3
15/1 Peter 1-4
16/1 Peter 5; 2 Peter 1-3
17/Psalms 144-147
18/2 Timothy 1-4
19/Hebrews 1-4
20/Hebrews 5-7
21/Hebrews 8-10
22/Hebrews 11-13; Jude
23/1 John 1-3
24/1 John 4, 5; 2 & 3 John
25/Revelation 1-4
26/Revelation 5-8
27/Psalms 148-150
28/Revelation 9-12
29/Revelation 13-16
30/Revelation 17-19
31/Revelation 20-22
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