I’m going to be totally honest: I didn’t read my Bible much last year.

I started out strong with my Bible reading plan but it soon fizzled out.

It’s not what I ran to first thing in the morning. It’s not what I memorized. It’s not what I meditated upon day and night.

It’s not that I was lazy. I was actually fairly productive and got a lot of things done. But productivity without a sense of purpose connected to the Kingdom of God is meaningless.

I’m bringing this up because I know my own weakness. I know how to be a great worship leader but not know my God. I can memorize a worship song in 30 seconds but not open my Bible for months. I know how to read inspiring book after book but never seek God’s Word for myself.

For a while, I didn’t see this as much of a problem. I’ve read through the Bible multiple times in year’s past. I was raised in the church and knew all the stories and the general arc of Scripture. I had gone to Bible School, read Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology, and boasted a massive ESV Study Bible.

To put it bluntly, I knew how to coast my present on what I learned in the past.

But I’m finished with that plan. Because it’s not working.

Is Scripture something that needs to be looked at, meditated on, pored over consistently? The answer is a resounding yes.

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