Alison Davis managed to complete the plan and tells us all about it

Reading the Bible in 90 Days

I’d like to say after a lot of prayer and contemplation, God spoke to me and told me to take on the challenge of reading the bible in 90 days. In actual fact it was Mr Isaacs following me around with a paper and pen, asking if he could add me to the list of participants, had I gone from a maybe to a right on definite! So I said yes, why not, I’d read the bible before, so doing it in 90 days, how much of a challenge could that be!

Well, I started two days behind everyone else, then got three days ahead (smugness, not a virtue the big guy likes us to have! and I am talking about God here not Mr Isaacs!). Then I fell by the wayside and trailed behind by nearly four days at one point! But as always God removed many obstacles from my path (smugness been one of them!) and sure enough I finished the book of Revelation right on time not a minute too soon or a minute too late!

Many lessons were learned along the way, discipline and time keeping were two of the practical ones; God demonstrates both of these to perfection and with absolute love for his people. The evidence for this is overwhelming throughout the bible, especially in some of the old testament books, let’s face it in the book of Exodus, he sets his people free from slavery, meets their every need and what do they do? Whinge! Wow, does that sound familiar!

During my big catch up on the readings I had missed, I was mistaken for a homeless person, (those of you who know my dress sense might think an easy mistake to make!) Seriously, I was sitting in the sunshine on a park bench, somewhere in Brussels, shoes off, legs crossed, reading my bible on an Amazon kindle! (I do have to add, I had just bought some cheap looking silk flowers for a work project and they were strewn across my knee!) When a very sweet lady walked passed and popped money into my shoe! I tried to explain I wasn’t begging but she insisted I keep the money. Many other people of course had walked by me that day. I felt very humble indeed!

So, what were the benefits of reading the bible in 90 days, I hear you ask, well it is just a fantastic way of soaking up God’s word, it can bring up some interesting questions and situations and it absolutely makes you find time for God. We all like to think we do that anyway and it doesn’t have to be done in 90 days, but the sad truth is most of us don’t! The joy for me has been the passion and desire to keep soaking up this wonderful book, because 45 minutes reading a day, is really very doable and reaps a multitude of benefits! I even found myself interested in the book of Numbers, now if that’s not God working in me what it is!

So next time you see Mr Isaacs with a list, ask what it is first before you head for the nearest exit!