John Stott shared his persoanl daily Bible reading and prayer (Your humble servant, Australian Presbyterian, Sept 2002, pp 4-7)Bible Reading Stott used the Bible reading calendar produced in 1842 in Dundee, Scotland, by Robert Murray McCheyne. It takes us through the Old Testament once and the New Testament twice every year. It is quite exciting because it requires reading four chapters a day, but on New Year Day we do not begin with Genesis 1-4, but with the our great beginnings of Scriptures, namely Genesis 1 (the birth of the universe), Ezra 1 (the rebirth of Israel after Babylonian exile), Matthew 1 (the birth of Chirst) and Acts 1-2 (the birth of the body of Christ).
Stott says, "Nothing has helped me more than this to gain an overview of Scriptures, as biblical theme appear, disappear and re-appear."
Here is the link to the calendar.
Prayer He found to turn his Bible meditations into appropriate prayer, responding to God's word.
In this way, his reading and prayer go together.
Happy meditation and prayer based on the word of God.
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