Good points Ned.    I'm glad your church is working through the Bible in a
systematic way.  As you pointed out, the Lord certainly can and does use
method.

When I was laid off from work for two years, I developed that daily
communication with the Lord and him to me.  I grew by leaps and bounds
during that time, in large part due to the communications between us.  I
will admit, that I didn't keep that time, though I did for a long time.
Then suddenly I got to busy and talking with the Lord during daily chores
and routines was replaced by one way communication from audible devices like
radio and TV etc.  So I had to re-establish the communication pattern again.
It has mostly stayed in tact, and the rewards have been rich.

Vicki


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ned Benton" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 4:28 AM
Subject: Re: daily Bible reading?


> Vicki,
> I agree with you!  The important thing is our relationship with Jesus.
Like
> a marriage relationship, we have to communicate in order to keep the
> relationship alive and healthy.  We, at our church, are reading through
the
> Bible in a year.  Though this is a regimented plan, it has been a big help
> to me for not having to try to determine each day where I should read.  I
> admit that, sometimes, I am blessed more than at others and feel the
> presence of the Lord more than other times.  The important thing is that I
> regularly meet with the Lord and we visit together.  I was called on to
> teach a class on prayer some five years ago.  In preparation for the
class,
> I began a regular time of prayer and devotion each morning because I
didn't
> want to be ahipocrit in teaching the necessity of a regular time with the
> Lord.  It has been a big blessing to me and has drawn me much closer to
the
> Lord.  No, we don't have to have a specific time or pattern of Bible study
> but we must have a constant communication with the Lord.  We must be in a
> state of constant communication with the lord, "pray without ceasing.  It
is
> much like DSL--being onli e at all times.
>
> Praise the Lord that He loves us enough to give us that relationship with
> Him.
>
>
> Ned