Two-Year Bible Reading Plan: Old and New Testament Balance (Wk. 15)

This plan provides a good balance between Old Testament readings and New Testament Readings because it guides you through the New Testament twice as you read through the Old Testament once. To allow time for reflection, it follows a two-year plan.

Every week I will post the readings for that week and add the daily devotionals as time permits. If you wish to print a copy of the plan without the devotions, you can find copies of it in pdf format at the link below. I like to print and use them as bookmarks in my Bible.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TQs0_oejNJO8HInVlN1JmSClMhWcEbiG?usp=sharing

The daily readings for this week are included below.

April 9 (Read: 2Thess. 1,2 & 3)

“We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brethren, as is only fitting, because your faith is greatly enlarged, and the love of each one of you toward one another grows ever greater.” (2Thess. 1:3 NAS)

Paul praised the Thessalonians for their faith and love. Both are very important for believers. What matters in Christ is faith working by love (Gal. 5:6). Love is what makes faith fruitful. But what if we have little or no faith? Can we effectively walk in love without faith? Our human ability to love is quite limited. If we want to walk in God’s kind of love, we need the help of the Holy Spirit, which we obtain through faith. I get concerned about the condition of the Church when I see how little we exercise real faith. We talk about it, but when it comes to prayer, what we do mostly is hope, not believe. If we find it difficult to obey God’s commandment to love, maybe the area to focus on is faith. Jesus expressed His concern for the condition of faith in the last days after telling a parable about a persistent widow. He asked, “When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” (Lu. 18:8). The need for persistence in prayer is to overcome the enemy, who always opposes the answer to our prayers. When Daniel was fasting and praying, it took twenty-one days for the angel to appear with the answer, even though God had sent it on the first day. The angel was opposed by the principalities and powers of the air. (Dan. 10:12,13). The measure of faith we have all been given must be enlarged in us (Rom. 12:3). The way to enlarge faith is to use it. We can ask in faith, without doubting, if we consider the goodness of God because He “gives to all men generously and without reproach.” (Jas. 1:5).

Help me, Lord, to grow in faith. Through Your precious and magnificent promises, You have already granted me everything I need for life and godliness. Help me to receive these through faith and patience. (2Pe. 1:3,4; Heb. 6:12).

April 10 (Read: Gal. 1,2 & 3)