by Wendy Elizabeth Middleton
Reading the word of God is a blessing. It should be a joy. However, there are 66 books in the Bible. There are 1,189 chapters, 31,102 verses and over 700,000 words. If you don’t like to read, and even if you do, reading the Bible can seem like an chore, one of those things that you have to do, but don’t really want to do.
If you want to enjoy reading the word of God then get that ‘have to’ out of your head. You ‘have to’ do the laundry even though doing the laundry is a chore. You also have to eat but eating rarely feels like a chore. Some days you get a bologna sandwich. Some days you get steak. Some days you eat at your desk and barely appreciate what went down your throat. Some days you savor every bite, beginning with the fresh salad and bread sticks, through the prime rib, and on to the chocolate fudge sundae for dessert.
