"God's Word"
A new year often invites us to pause and reflect on where we’ve been and to consider where we are going. Calendars reset, plans are written in fresh ink, and with them comes a quiet desire: to grow. For many, that growth begins with a renewed commitment to reading the Bible. A reading plan feels like the right place to start, and it is. But Scripture invites us not only to read, but to taste and see, meditate and be still, watch and wait.
The goal of Scripture has never been completion; it has always been communion, time with God. “Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.” Psalm 34:8
A Bible reading plan gives us structure, rhythm, and accountability. It helps us stay rooted and disciplined when life gets busy. Yet we need to pay attention about turning sacred words into a spiritual checklist. We can finish a chapter without ever letting the chapter finish its work in us.
God’s Word is not fast food for the soul—it is a feast meant to be savored. “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:4.
To meditate on Scripture is to slow down enough to actually savor it. If we approach our Biblical feast like a drive-through fast food curb the hunger meal, we will miss the experience and richness of a fine dining feast and tasting the depth of the Word. It is reading until something stirs, pauses us, confronts us, or comforts us. Meditation is not about how much ground we cover, but how deeply the Word soaks and saturates our spirit.
Biblical meditation invites us into holy attentiveness, watching for what God is revealing and waiting for His Spirit to speak. "I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts;
I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint.” Habakkuk 2:1
This kind of reading requires patience. We sit with a verse. We repeat it. We reflect on it. We notice what word lingers. We allow silence to be part of the conversation. In that stillness, God often reveals not just truth for our minds, but direction for our hearts. We commune with God, and we are transformed by His presence.
“Be still, and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10
Wisdom grows when Scripture is welcomed, pondered, prayed, and practiced. As we meditate, we begin to see God’s heart, not just His instructions. We learn how He thinks, how He loves, and how He calls us to live.
As this new year unfolds, let your Bible reading be more than a resolution. Let it become a relationship. Open the Word not just with discipline, but with hunger. Read not just to finish, but to abide. Watch for God. Wait on Him. Trust that He will meet you there. “But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.” Psalm 1:2
May this be the year you don’t rush past the Word, but linger long enough to taste its goodness, to hear God’s whisper and to respond with all of your heart, mind, soul, and strength.
Lord, as we step into this new year, give us a deeper desire for Your Word. Teach us not just to read it, but to dwell in it. Help us to taste Your goodness, to wait for Your voice, and to be shaped by Your wisdom. May Your Word transform our heart and guide our steps. In the mighty name of Jesus! Amen.
The goal of Scripture has never been completion; it has always been communion, time with God. “Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.” Psalm 34:8
A Bible reading plan gives us structure, rhythm, and accountability. It helps us stay rooted and disciplined when life gets busy. Yet we need to pay attention about turning sacred words into a spiritual checklist. We can finish a chapter without ever letting the chapter finish its work in us.
God’s Word is not fast food for the soul—it is a feast meant to be savored. “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:4.
To meditate on Scripture is to slow down enough to actually savor it. If we approach our Biblical feast like a drive-through fast food curb the hunger meal, we will miss the experience and richness of a fine dining feast and tasting the depth of the Word. It is reading until something stirs, pauses us, confronts us, or comforts us. Meditation is not about how much ground we cover, but how deeply the Word soaks and saturates our spirit.
Biblical meditation invites us into holy attentiveness, watching for what God is revealing and waiting for His Spirit to speak. "I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts;
I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint.” Habakkuk 2:1
This kind of reading requires patience. We sit with a verse. We repeat it. We reflect on it. We notice what word lingers. We allow silence to be part of the conversation. In that stillness, God often reveals not just truth for our minds, but direction for our hearts. We commune with God, and we are transformed by His presence.
“Be still, and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10
Wisdom grows when Scripture is welcomed, pondered, prayed, and practiced. As we meditate, we begin to see God’s heart, not just His instructions. We learn how He thinks, how He loves, and how He calls us to live.
As this new year unfolds, let your Bible reading be more than a resolution. Let it become a relationship. Open the Word not just with discipline, but with hunger. Read not just to finish, but to abide. Watch for God. Wait on Him. Trust that He will meet you there. “But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.” Psalm 1:2
May this be the year you don’t rush past the Word, but linger long enough to taste its goodness, to hear God’s whisper and to respond with all of your heart, mind, soul, and strength.
Lord, as we step into this new year, give us a deeper desire for Your Word. Teach us not just to read it, but to dwell in it. Help us to taste Your goodness, to wait for Your voice, and to be shaped by Your wisdom. May Your Word transform our heart and guide our steps. In the mighty name of Jesus! Amen.
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