Park Cities Presbyterian Church (PCA)

Another letter to One Year Bible readers

by Pete Deison

December 10, 2005

What a fabulous year God has given us! If you read the Calendar of Thanksgiving on the back of the bulletin two Sundays ago, you glimpsed the grace God has poured out on our church. Part of that grace has been the encouragement to read through the One Year Bible as a family. We hope you have been blessed in new and fresh ways by the Spirit as you have read. The Psalmist wrote, “Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Your law.... Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors.... I rejoice at Your word like one who finds great spoil” (Psalms 119:18, 24, 162). Finish the job and ask God to reveal wonderful things this last month.

As we enter the Christmas season, consider giving the One Year Bible to a friend with the challenge to read it through. God’s Word is not magic; yet it is full of mystery and profound power for change.

As you think about a Bible reading plan for 2006, here are two suggestions:

The 3 x 5 plan: Read three chapters a day and five on Sunday, and you will cover the Bible in one year.

The 12 x 5 plan: Take one book per month over five years. If you double up on the shortest books, you will cover the Bible more deeply. If you’d like a suggested guide for this plan, contact me at 214-224-2739. This is my personal preference. I have been through six five-year cycles and can attest to the rich results of this method.

May God’s Word cause His grace and His presence to make you shine like stars in this dark world (Philippians 2:15–16).