Recently, I finished reading the entire gospel of John in the New Testament–from the beginning chapter of how the Word (Jesus Christ) became flesh all the way to chapter 21 about Jesus and the miraculous catch, along with the reinstatement of Peter. In between, many events and things happened that are recorded. Jesus performed miracles, including healing at the pool, feeding five thousand, walking on water, healing a blind man, and raising Lazarus back to life from the dead. Also, Christ predicted his own death, washed the disciples feet, and knew when Peter would deny him three times before the rooster crowed. Various “I am” statements were made. Plus, Jesus comforted the disciples and showed them the way to the Father. He promised the futuristic coming of the Holy Spirit and then prayed for everyone.
Ultimately, all of this work he did for the Kingdom of God would lead to being arrested, placed on trial, the crucifixion, and death on the cross. After Jesus was buried, he victoriously resurrected and conquered the powers of death, hell, and the grave. Not to forget…he appeared to Mary Magdalene, the disciples, and several others.
It took, perhaps, several weeks to read the Gospel of John. I would read a specific number of verses in that chapter underneath a heading in the New International Version (for example…”Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet is John 13:1-17). Also, after reading the passage, I would meditate on it for several minutes…as well as read the study note(s) based on what the chapter and verse(s) directly said.
If you have never read a book from the Old Testament or New Testament, I would highly encourage and recommend you to begin doing so. Start with a particular book. Read the first chapter, finish it, and then start on the next one–whether it be in the morning, afternoon, or evening. Continue onward until you have totally finished that book. Most of all, pray that God would lead and guide you in the Bible reading, and that he would reveal new things to you. I will hopefully read another book from the Word of God in the future.
