Have you got a Bible reading plan for 2025? I would recommend this one. I love the way it takes you through the Bible in a year, following the history of God’s salvation plan and linking different parts together. You can get the plan here, and here’s my thoughts on the first day’s readings:
Genesis 1-2
The plan begins at the beginning! And how we need these chapters in today’s confused and hopeless world. These foundational chapters tell us there is a God who made everything and made you and I in His image. This tells us we are not random but are precious! There is purpose and we are made to glorify God and enjoy Him forever (as the Westminster shorter catechism puts it).
Psalm 19 celebrates God’s wonderful creation and His revelation. It is an amazing world, and amazing that we can know the one who made us, He has revealed himself to us and His word revives our souls.
Why isn’t everything as good as these 2 readings tell us? We’ll find out in tomorrow’s reading from Genesis 3. But wonderfully in the gospel reading for January 1 (Mark 1) we see our Lord Jesus beginning to restore everything! His first words are “repent and believe” – this is the way to begin and continue the Christian life. And Jesus then gives us snapshot after snapshot of how good His kingdom is. As He heals the sick and drives out demons, He shows us how good it will be when he returns to put everything right for His people, we look forward to a day when there will be no more sickness or evil. We look forward to an eternal weight of glory that will make our present troubles seem light and momentary. If we want to start to see our troubles that way we need God’s word to revive our souls (psalm 19), to give us perspective. Why don’t you commit to give this reading plan a go!
Light and Momentary Troubles 
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