Day 0 – On Your Marks…

Hello! I hope you’re enjoying your day so far as you look forward to whatever celebrations or parties you might be attending this evening to see in not just a new year, but a new decade.

I’ve seen 37 years, five different decades, two different centuries and even two different millennia! And in that time much has changed. Back in about 1995 the internet as we know it came to the masses – even if it was painfully slow at the time – and it changed the world.

There’s something that changed the world even more though, and that’s Jesus. He had been foretold in the Jewish Scriptures for many years, and when he came people initially didn’t realise the significance. 2000+ years later though, here we are beginning an epic year of reading our Bibles to find out all about Him. Whether you like Him or not, Jesus and His teachings have utterly transformed this world.

My prayer as we begin this reading plan is that He will utterly transform you too.

Things to do today

Just two!

• Spend some time praying about your BIAY (Bible in a Year) and about the things you are nervous about. Perhaps you’re worried about the time it may take. Perhaps you’re worried you’ll find it dull. Perhaps you’ll not get all your questions answered. Perhaps it seems a bit daunting. Whatever they are – pray them over today.
• If you haven’t already, maybe use the front page of your notebook to write a message to yourself about why you’re about to embark on this amazing quest to get to know Jesus – and Scripture – better. Think about what will encourage you when you’re half way through to keep going. You could decorate the page however you like. Think too about any spare pages you’d like to keep at the start of your notebooks for other special reasons, and write them in too.

I’ll be posting the notes for Jan 1st – day 1 of 366 – around midnight so that you can read whenever it suits tomorrow.

Let’s go!