If you are journeying through The Story at the pace set up from the beginning, you should be about one-third of the way through the entire book or about half-way through the Old Testament. In fact, right now you should be reading about King David.
I understand that you may be ahead or behind this target, but that is not what is most important. What IS important is to be consistent in spending time in God’s Word. That is why we talk about DAILY spending time in the Bible. Being in God’s Word is not a speed reading project. The goal is not to read as much as you can in a short amount of time. Nor was the Bible intended to be only a reference book that is consulted from time to time. We have the privilege of gradually and deliberately reading across the pages of the Bible allowing God to teach us more and more about Himself.
As Paul wrote to the church at Ephesus, he shared with them the nature of the relationship between husbands and wives. He talked about this in terms of the relationship between Christ and the church. In the midst of this passage, Paul speaks of Christ cleansing the church, “by the washing with water through the word.” (see Ephesians 5:25-27)
What I picture here is God’s Word as a gentle rain deeply nourishing our hearts. Not a flood, not a deluge, just a soft shower. It’s the difference between a Florida afternoon thunderstorm and the gentle rains I remember in Illinois. The idea here is a consistent flow from God rather than a flood from time to time.
Reading through The Story is a tool to help you connect with God. I pray that you will be willing to invest the time needed to meet with Him daily.
Joe LaCognata
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