Dear Friends of �Dial Daily Bread�:
A man has written saying that he finds reading the Bible is boring, so can we please give him a program of reading the Bible that will help him. This is what we wrote him:
Dear Brother:
I cannot prescribe for you what your Bible reading should be, any more than I can prescribe your menu that you should eat every morning for breakfast. But I will suggest what has been a blessing to me personally:
(1) If the King James Version is difficult or boring, read the New King James. The language is modernized, but the text is generally accurate. Its Greek source is the same Textus Receptus which careful scholars believe is authentic.
(2) The New English Bible or the Revised English Bible, either one, I have found understandable. The NEB is generally reliable in translation (but the translators do not understand Daniel and the Revelation).
(3) I find reading the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and also Acts) in the Today�s English Version (Good News Bible) is a blessing. But be careful: the translators did not clearly understand Paul�s idea of the gospel.
(4) Set aside a portion of each day for your reading the Bible, and hold to it. You�ve got to be fair with God; don�t cheat Him concerning time or attention. Treat Him right and He will more than treat you right.
(5) Of course, you will kneel and humbly ask Him to grant you the leading of the true Holy Spirit as you read the Bible. It�s like an LP record, or music on a CD; you have to have the �equipment� to release the music hidden in the recording. The same Holy Spirit who �recorded� the writing of the Bible will �play it back� for you now--IF YOU HUMBLE YOUR SOUL BEFORE GOD and ask him.
(6) To be fair with God, you must turn off all other distractions--radio, CDs, TV. Give Him your full attention. �He who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him� (Heb. 11:6).
May the Lord bless you as you �listen� to Him.
Sincerely, �Dial Daily Bread�
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