M'Cheyne Reading Plan
A commendable Bible reading plan
Likely the most important thing I can say on the subject of Bible reading is we all need to do it. The question is how do we as fallen humans rise to the opportunity to place His word deep in our hearts and minds? The only way is to draw close to Him through prayer, reading, and meditating on His word.
A frequent, consistent diet of the word of God is essential to forming a healthy ear for the truth. Meaning when someone speaks, are you familiar enough with His word to know if what is being said is truthful or not? Satan talked to our parents Adam and Eve and essentially said “Did God really say?” and that went horribly wrong. Without steeping our hearts and minds in the word, we are ill-equipped to withstand the devils trappings. So a morning and evening reading plan such as the Robert Murray M’Cheyne plan is an excellent way to do so.
You can choose to read 2 chapters in the morning and 2 in the evening or all 4 at once, and the most important thing to remember is to do it, not to worry about whether you have missed a day. Every day is important, but providentially, you may be hindered one day, and it is not the end of the program; simply either if it is a single session catch-up OR if it is more than a session, I commend to you His grace and just read the day you are returning as He would rather have us in His word than worrying if we are behind in our reading.
Here is a single-page formatted calendar to read the entire Bible in a year with the New Testament twice. Print and trim, and it can be folded up and placed in the back cover of your Bible. No need to start fresh; all of the word is worthwhile, just start today.
I have started a GitHub repository for documents that are associated with this site. You can download the reading plan from the link below.
~ john