The 70 Most Crucial Hours of 2020
Do you know how long it takes the average person to read the Bible in a year? Surprisingly, only about 70 hours.
That’s less time than the average American spends in front of the television every month. In other words, if most people would exchange their TV time for Scripture reading, they’d finish reading the entire Bible in four weeks or less. If that sounds unworkable, consider this: In no more than fifteen minutes a day you can read through the Bible in less than a year’s time. (Don Whitney, Spiritual Disciplines, 29)
There are lots of Bible reading plans that are profitable for the Christian. Let me mention six good options:
The Kingdom Bible Reading Plan. This plan involves reading the entire Bible in a year but only 25 days every month. You will read through every book of the Bible once and the Psalms twice.
The Discipleship Journal Bible Reading Plan. This plan involves reading the entire Bible in a year but only 25 days every month: two NT readings, 1 reading from Wisdom Literature, and 1 reading from the rest of the OT.
Bible Reading Program for Shirkers and Slackers. If you’ve tried reading the Bible before…and, well, come up a little short or given up entirely, this plan might be for you. Different genres are assigned on different days on the week.
The 5x5x5 New Testament Reading Plan. Read through the entire New Testament in 5 days a week, 5 minutes a day.
F-260: A Bible reading Plan for Busy Believers. F-260 is a two-hundred and sixy day reading plan that highlights foundational passages of Scripture by reading 1 or 2 chapters a day for five days/week.
5 Day Bible Reading Program. Covers the whole Bible in chronological fashion. Read the whole Bible in 5 days/week.
Having a specific plan & a specific place to read your Bible is so critical for getting into God’s Word.
The same goes for reading the Bible with your kids. Family Devotional Readings give you a few ideas for reading passages with your kids.