The day has finally arrived, friend—Launch Day for Sweeter Than Honey! I cannot tell you how excited I am for this day!!! At last it's here, the culmination of a 2-year project. I feel as if I've completed yet another marathon.

I’ll be honest with you, I have tried to read the Bible cover to cover in a year many times before and never succeeded. But last year I did it, using this Bible Reading Itinerary, and the most amazing thing happened!

As I was reading through God's Word, I was also writing Sweeter Than Honey. The Scripture reading on the final day of my writing schedule was the last two chapters of Revelation. That’s where I read that God said “It is done” (21:6)! When I read that, it was like a light went on in my head and for the first time ever I realized the full scope of God's redemptive plan for mankind!

What if we spent a few quiet moments with God each morning? What if we were intentional about making time for it? What if we committed to doing that all year long and by the year’s end we found that we had read the entire Bible!?

How many times, on January 1, have you committed to reading the Bible from cover to cover in a year? I have made that commitment too many times to count, and I have failed too many times to admit.

​A few years ago though, I used a one-year, chronological order of book authorship, Bible Reading Itinerary.

Did you know that Genesis was not the first book of the Bible written? While plans like this vary somewhat, because it is simply impossible to put an exact date on some books of the Bible, the plan I used begins with the book of Job.

We have reached the final part of the series I started two months ago considering the seven “God Is Not…” statements found in the Bible.

We have looked at God is not:

• A man - Numbers 23:19

• The author of confusion - 1 Cor. 14:33

• Mocked - Galatians 6:7

• Unrighteous - Hebrews 6:10

Let’s finish with the last three statements today.

God is not:

• Ashamed to be called their God.
• Slack concerning His promises.
• Willing that any should perish.

Read 7 Things God is Not (Part 1) here.
Read 7 Things God is Not (Part 2) here.

What if we spent a few quiet moments with God each morning? What if we were intentional about making time for it? What if we committed to doing that all year long and by the year’s end we found that we had read the entire Bible!?

How many times, on January 1, have you committed to reading the Bible from cover to cover in a year? I have made that commitment too many times to count, and I have failed too many times to admit.

​A few years ago though, I used a one-year, chronological order of book authorship, Bible Reading Itinerary.

Did you know that Genesis was not the first book of the Bible written? While plans like this vary somewhat, because it is simply impossible to put an exact date on some books of the Bible, the plan I used begins with the book of Job.

We don’t know a lot more than we do know. For this reason, we spend a large portion of our lives preparing for things that may never happen.

•  We have car insurance in case we crash.
• We have life insurance in case we die before our loved ones.
• We have smoke alarms in case there is a fire.
• We wear a life jacket in case we fall into the water.

 
We make these kinds of plans because it is responsible to prepare for the future the best way we know how. 

We don’t always just plan for the unknown, though. Often, we worry about it too. “The Big Unknown” becomes more worrisome to us than death and taxes because we don’t know what it is. 

What if we spent a few quiet moments with God each morning? What if we were intentional about making time for it? What if we committed to doing that all year long and by the year’s end we found that we had read the entire Bible!?

How many times, on January 1, have you committed to reading the Bible from cover to cover in a year? I have made that commitment too many times to count, and I have failed too many times to admit.

​A few years ago though, I used a one-year, chronological order of book authorship, Bible Reading Itinerary.

Did you know that Genesis was not the first book of the Bible written? While plans like this vary somewhat, because it is simply impossible to put an exact date on some books of the Bible, the plan I used begins with the book of Job.

I had the great opportunity to talk with Sue Donaldson on her podcast, Make It Count: Living a Legacy Life, about leaving a legacy for the next generation. 

How are we intentionally doing that?

Plus, I share my husband’s favorite breakfast recipe—Blueberry Banana Bread! YUM!

But what I love most about this experience and our talk is seeing Sue's vision for hospitality! When you get to know her, you'll see that vision in everything she does.

Sue inspires me to be a better host and just an all around better human being, and that's what we all should be doing, right? Inspiring others.

Hospitality can be seen all throughout the Bible. It's a platform for sharing the Gospel.