Two-Year Bible Reading Plan: Old and New Testament Balance (Wk. 18)

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 30 (Read: Ex. 5 & 6)

“Then Moses returned to the Lord and said, ‘O Lord, why have You brought harm to this people? Why did You ever send me?’” (Ex. 5:22 NAS)

God rarely does things the way we expect Him to. What is our response when He appears to have failed us? Either we question whether we heard correctly, or we begin to doubt that God will do what we asked for. Many of God’s promises are conditional on obedience and faith, so our shortcomings could be a problem. What I have come to understand, however, is that even with our weaknesses, God is merciful and faithful. What we need is faith and patience to see His promises fulfilled (Heb. 6:12). With faith, we may immediately receive an impression in our heart that we have received the answer from God, but it may not be manifested right away. In those situations, I remind myself that Daniel fasted and prayed for three weeks before the angel Gabriel appeared to him with the answer. God had sent the answer as soon as Daniel began to pray, but the principality over Persia opposed Gabriel (Dan. 10:3,12,13). Daniel’s experience should help us understand that the enemy still attempts to prevent the answer to our prayers from reaching us. Sometimes we must continue to fast and pray so that the enemy can be defeated. At other times, we only need to wait patiently until the rearranging of some circumstances are completed. We should not be surprised, either, if our circumstances get more challenging after we pray. This is simply evidence that the enemy is threatened because God is answering our prayers.

Thank You, Holy Spirit, for placing me in Christ, where all the promises of God are “yes”. Angels ascend and descend as messengers on my behalf because I am a member of the body of Christ, the house of God. Help me, Father, to receive all that is needed for life and godliness, through patience and faith in Your promises. You are always faithful to watch over Your word to perform it. (2Cor. 1:20; Gen. 28:12; 2Pe. 1:3,4; Jer. 1:12)

May 1 (Read: Ex. 7, 8 & 9)