BREAD

BREAD Today Jack and I sat down and read our Bible reading program together, as we have been doing since January. It is a time we look forward to. I can't tell you how it happens, or why (God's ways are beyond our understanding) but we are developing a closeness in our relationship that we haven't had before. It is a new kind of closeness, a bonding, if you will, that is as a three fold cord. Our relationship with God is deepening and strengthening as well. God, Jack and I.There is a confidence, an assurance and a newness in the scriptures that supersedes our expectations. God's word IS powerful. God's word is His story to us. We are now 10 days ahead in our reading...not that we are counting. There are times when our "daily reading" just isn't enough and we read more. The UPC offers a trip/tour to Israel for those actively participating in the BREAD program and Jack and I will go on that tour. We are making our plans, getting passports in order and saving our funds. To walk where Jesus walked is a dream I have had since being born again. BREAD - Bible Reading Enriches Any Day. Bible reading blesses everyday one reads. Somehow, even in the genealogies and repetitions of the Laws of Numbers and Deuteronomy, the blessing and achievement is much more than we expected. The blessing carries over to our church services as well. If you aren't reading your Bible on a daily basis, I heartily recommend to give it a try. There are many online programs and Bibles available that have daily reading schedules to help. Jack and I are reading the NLT (New Living Translation) as we listen to the CD. It is something we just can't do without. THIS is an answered prayer!
Praise the Lord! Grace and Peace to you.