Today's blog on Desiring God contained a helpful commentary, "On Reading." It is worth reading (as are the links it provides to other encouragements to read).
There have never been more good books (nor more bad books, too) available than what we have available today. And most of them can be delivered to our doors within a few days at the most! We do well not only to collect good books, but to saturate our minds with them — to actually learn them — so that our minds will be saturated with joy in Christ.
Don't just be convicted to read more, but start today to read more. One thing I've done to help me read just a little bit more is to keep a devotional book by my Bible (I'm currently alternating Lectures to My Students and What Jesus Demands from the World). Just a few minutes each morning or evening (I try for 8-12 pages, or a short chapter each time), will result in reading several extra books each year.
And I've found another benefit as well. I begin my morning reading by reading my book for 10-15 minutes — before I read my Bible. By the time I've mulled over a few pages of Spurgeon or Piper or Watson, I find that my mind is more alert, attentive, and prepared for the Word of God. So reading devotionally actually makes my Bible reading more profitable.
Start reading tomorrow, or even tonight!
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Thanks for your kind comments, Terry!
-Josh Sowin
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