READ THE NEW TESTAMENT IN 40 DAYS

Reflections

Day 1              Day 9           Day 21            Day 31

Day 2          Day 10          Day 22            Day 32

Day 3          Day 14       Day 23          Day 35

Day 4          Day 15       Day 24          Day 36

Day 5          Day 16       Day 25          Day 37

Day 6          Day 17       Day 27          Day 39

Day 7          Day 18       Day 28

Day 8          Day 20       Day 30

READING SCHEDULE (below):

If you read the bible regularly then you know how vital a living knowledge of God's Word is. It is the primary means God uses to deepen and sustains your relationship with Jesus Christ. It is also the first and most important way God speaks to you personally and gives you his wisdom and discernment.

As human beings we understand that age generally brings experience and experience generally brings wisdom. That is why it is smart for the new guy on the job to listen to older and more experienced employees. That is why it is important for young leaders to listen to the experiences and wisdom of the older members of the organization he leads.

But, and this might surprise you, a young child with an extensive knowledge of the Word of God can have more wisdom than an 80 year old who does not. Why is this? Because in God's Word you have access to the eternal wisdom of the Lord. The oldest human being may be wise by human standards, but his or her perspective is limited by time and by experience. God's wisdom is unlimited. And, what is more, he gives it to anyone with the desire to seek it. All that is required is to diligently search and study the scriptures.

As King David wrote:

97 Oh, how I love your law!
       I meditate on it all day long.

 98 Your commands make me wiser than my enemies,
       for they are ever with me.

 99 I have more insight than all my teachers,
       for I meditate on your statutes.

 100 I have more understanding than the elders,
       for I obey your precepts.

 101 I have kept my feet from every evil path
       so that I might obey your word.

 102 I have not departed from your laws,
       for you yourself have taught me.

 103 How sweet are your words to my taste,
       sweeter than honey to my mouth!

 104 I gain understanding from your precepts;
       therefore I hate every wrong path.

(Psalm 119:97-104)

The bible gives eternal wisdom and keeps your feet on the right path.

So, with all these considerations in mind, I am challenging everyone at Good Shepherd to read through the entire New Testament.

Below you will find the daily reading plan that will take you all the way from Matthew to Revelation in four weeks. The daily readings for each week will be published in the bulletin every Sunday so that you can keep up if you lose the list below.

Through the New Testament in 40 Days