Reading the Bible Chronologically in 2022
This year, instead of reading from Genesis to Revelation, we will read the Bible as the story flows, as it happened and was written. There are several plans out there and I have worked to combine them into a plan that lets the Bible tell its own story "as it happened." Remember, the Bible is inspired, but not in the order the books appear in our Bibles. The Old Testament is approximately 3/4 of the Bible, but I have divided it so that we will spend half the year in the OT, and half the year in the NT.
Bible Readings: Psalm 131, 138-139, 143-145
Background:
Today's reading is varied uplifting Psalms, all from David, but Psalm 145 is among the high points in the Psalter, praising God's "unsearchable greatness."
Daily Devotional: Infinite Greatness
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll pop?
Remember that old commercial from long ago? A kid would start licking and counting but after a while, he'd bite the lollipop and so he'd never know. That was the catch. No one knew because you'd lose patience and finally take a bite. But the fact is, you could find out if you had the patience. There was a finite number of licks that would take all the candy off the Tootsie Roll at the center. Pretty everything in our world is finite.
Psalm 145 catalogs many of the great acts of God and his works on our behalf, but there is one item that strikes this sinner as the greatest of the greats. Verses 8-9 says,
Remember that old commercial from long ago? A kid would start licking and counting but after a while, he'd bite the lollipop and so he'd never know. That was the catch. No one knew because you'd lose patience and finally take a bite. But the fact is, you could find out if you had the patience. There was a finite number of licks that would take all the candy off the Tootsie Roll at the center. Pretty everything in our world is finite.
How many hairs are on your head? It's a huge number, but it's finite.But the greatness of God? That is truly infinite. Look at Psalm 145:3.
How many drops of water in the ocean? I can't count them, but it's finite.
How many stars in the sky? Beyond my ability to number, but there is a number.
His greatness is unsearchable.It is too great to be measured by any calculation. If you spent the rest of your life considering the greatness of God, exploring the Scriptures, and meditating on every aspect of God's goodness, when you reached the end of days you would not have exhausted the storehouse of his greatness. Someone else could download your knowledge, start there and spend another lifetime plumbing the depths of God's character and greatness and still not understand it all.
Psalm 145 catalogs many of the great acts of God and his works on our behalf, but there is one item that strikes this sinner as the greatest of the greats. Verses 8-9 says,
We must never presume on God's grace or treat his forgiveness as if it is nothing. But the fact is that God is merciful to sinners. I would be doomed forever if it were not for that. He is slow to anger and his love overflows like a tsunami, and that is my only hope now and in all eternity. Of all the great qualities God has, that is the greatest>The Lord is gracious and compassionate,slow to anger and great in faithful love.The Lord is good to everyone;his compassion rests on all he has made.
For all your greatness, Lord, I thank you. But for your redeeming love and forgiveness, I praise you now and forevermore.
Consider God's Word:
Read carefully through Psalm 145, and the other Psalms, and take time to write down the characteristics of God and his greatness.
Meditate on this and give God praise.
Meditate on this and give God praise.
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