Questions to ask when reading your Bible

Practical Tips for Reading Your Bible and Submitting to the Spirit —

1. Read with the intent of knowing God and His mind, not “solving problems.”
2. Establish a time and place that you will meet God every day — e.g., in the blue chair at 6:30 a.m.
3. Keep a Bible, pad & pen (and maybe a devotional book) at that location.
4. Read the Bible systematically & with balance (history, poetry, prophets, gospels, epistles). Links to several Bible reading plans are in the previous post, "A new year of Bible reading."
5. For every two minutes you read, meditate for one minute. [Don Whitney has helpful tips for meditating on Scripture.]
   
6. Keep a log of what passage you read.

• What is the main idea/central truth?
• What does this passage reveal about God?
• What is one key verse that you can think about today?
• Pray the passage.
• Commit to do (at least) one thing that day that will reinforce what you learned.