O God, You have taught me from my youth; And to this day I declare Your wondrous works. Now also when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to everyone who is to come. Also Your righteousness, O God, is very high, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You?
You, who have shown me great and severe troubles, Shall revive me again, And bring me up again from the depths of the earth. You shall increase my greatness, And comfort me on every side. Also with the lute I will praise You—And Your faithfulness, O my God! To You I will sing with the harp, O Holy One of Israel. My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to You, And my soul, which You have redeemed. My tongue also shall talk of Your righteousness all the day long; For they are confounded, For they are brought to shame Who seek my hurt.
From my youth to old and gray-headed, He has taught me to depend on Him and continue to declare His praise to this generation. Obviously, I'm not done yet—and neither are you, dear reader. I met another old and gray-headed at the post office today, struggling to get out of his truck with his cane. When I remarked tat canes were not always a blessing, he disagreed and told me that he had not had a hip for 17 years. A matter of perspective!
So is our faith—sometimes we rail against the LORD, God the Almighty, but as we progress in the faith, we begin to see His wisdom and seeing leads to understanding and understanding to belief-trust-commit-obey-faith. If said I wished I had understood that earlier in life, I would be denying His ultimate wisdom.
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Reading
Morning Psalm 9, Noon Psalm 119:137-144, Evening Psalm 55.
Alternate Reading Plan based on 7 chapters/day from 7 sections of the Scriptures. My groupings are: Genesis-Joshua, Judges to Esther, Job to Song of Solomon, Psalms breaking 119 into convenient sets, Isaiah to Malachi, Matthew to Acts, Romans to Revelation.
Set your own up in convenient groupings as fits your study habits.
I suggest either setting aside a period of the day to read all, or break the readings up into morning, mid-day, and evening series. Both approaches have their advantages, and both will build an awareness of the Bible as a whole over time.
