I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. (John 10:10)
This week, I want to encourage you with three things that should be on every “believer’s bucket list” . . . and they would be if God was writing your bucket list for you. In case you’re not familiar with the phrase, a bucket list is a list of things you want to do before you “kick the bucket” . . . a Christian would say “before you pass into glory.” The term grew exponentially in popularity after the 2007 release of the charming movie The Bucket List, starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. Here are a few examples of bucket list items: swimming with dolphins; running a marathon; jumping out of a perfectly good airplane (with a parachute, of course); seeing the northern lights; going zip lining; climbing a mountain. Some of the most popular bucket list items involve travel.
There are many things God would put on your bucket list, and I am quite sure they don’t include parachuting or zip lining! I encourage you to take some time to prayerfully consider what some of those things might be. This week we will consider three of them, all related to the Word of God.
Item #1 – Read The Whole Bible
If you have ever read through the whole Bible, you have already checked this off your list, and you are probably reading it through over and over again. However, if you have not done this yet, let me encourage you to make this a bucket list priority.
Years ago, the church I was attending offered a new Daily Walk Bible to anyone who would make the commitment to read through it during the next year. I accepted the challenge, and on January 1st, 1999, I began the journey. I would love to tell you that I read each daily portion every day; I would like to say that, but I didn’t do it. What did happen, however, was that I read far more of the Bible that year than I ever had before. Eventually I was able to make it through the entire Bible in a year, and I have been doing it ever since.
Christian, never forget that the goal God has set before us is progress, not perfection. If you set a goal of reading through the entire Bible, you will definitely read more than you would have without that goal on your list. And why would you not want to do this? The Bible is, in fact, God’s love letter to you.
We’ll take a look at a second bucket list item on Wednesday.
This is the Gospel. This is grace for your race. NEVER FORGET THAT . . . AMEN!
Grace for the Race 