Admiral
Byrd, the famous explorer, once found himself about a hundred yards away from
his South Pole hut when a sudden blizzard hit. The snow was blinding and he had
no landmarks where he could get his bearings. He knew if you couldn’t find his
hut within a matter of minutes he would die.
He
realized if he went searching for his hut without a point of reference, he
would probably get lost. He refused to panic and had to think quickly. Here’s
what he did. He stuck his ten-foot pole in the ground and tied his red scarf on
the pole. Then he began looking for his hut, always keeping the red scarf in
view. He went off in one direction looking for his hut, couldn’t find it, but
came back to his pole. Then he went in another direction looking, but came back
again. Three times he came back to his point of reference. Finally on his
fourth try he found his hut.
God's Word is our reference point that gives us direction in life. Without a reference point that we keep going back to, we will wander aimlessly through life. "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path" (Psalm 119:105).
Many people have a Bible but never read it because they don't know where to start. I encourage you to start in the New Testament book of Mark and read 5 minutes a day. For example, read Mark 1:1-20 (half a chapter). The next day read Mark 1:21-45. You can read more than 5 minutes, but mark where you stop reading and then start there the next day.
Some people have a hard time understanding the King James Version because of the ancient language. I recommend an easy-to-understand yet accurate version like the NEW King James Version (which changes the ancient words like "thee" to modern words like "you") or the New American Standard Bible.
After you finish the book of Mark, choose another New Testament book such as Acts or Philippians. Before you know it, you will have read the entire New Testament. Then you can do the same with the Old Testament. www.kentcrockett.blogspot.com www.makinglifecount.net
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