Reading Plan

The most important thing we can do each day is to spend part of our day alone with God. When we spend time in God’s presence, we find peace for our souls and direction for our lives. In His presence, our faith is strengthened, and our joy is increased.

When we are alone with God, we talk to Him, and He talks to us. The primary way God talks to us today is through His written Word, the Bible. When we read the Bible, we are reading the very words of God. No wonder Job said, “I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food” (Job 23:12).

This Bible reading plan is unique in that it has a morning and an evening assigned reading. The morning readings will take you through what I consider to be the “heart” of the and all of the New Testament. As you are working your way through the Old Testament readings, you will notice that I have sprinkled in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. This will keep your readings fresh and balanced. You will read the Gospel of John after you have completed the Old Testament readings. From that point on, you will read straight through the New Testament. Another advantage to this approach is that you will not be reading the four Gospels one immediately after the other. Spreading them out like this will hopefully help you to distinguish the contents of one Gospel from the contents of the other Gospels. You will also notice that I have included special morning readings on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Additionally, let me point out that each month’s morning readings begin with a new book of the Bible thus allowing people to start the plan at the beginning of any month without feeling like they are behind.

The evening readings will take you through the Books of and Proverbs twice during the year at the pace of one chapter each evening on most days. These readings will not take long, and they will be a wonderful way to end your day.

My prayer is that God would speak to your heart as you make a commitment to spend time in His Word each day. I know that He will. Speaking of His Word, God said, “It shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please” (Isaiah 55:11).

May we hear His voice each day. May we sense His presence with every reading. May we discover His will for our lives. And may Jesus Himself become our everything. This is my prayer.

With much love,

Jon Redmond

MORNING EVENING January 1 Genesis 1 January 2 Genesis 2 January 3 Genesis 3 January 4 Genesis 4, 5 January 5 Genesis 6, 7 January 6 Genesis 8, 9 January 7 Genesis 10, 11 January 8 Genesis 12 January 9 Genesis 13, 14 Psalm 9 January 10 Genesis 15, 16 Psalm 10 January 11 Genesis 17, 18 Psalm 11 January 12 Genesis 19, 20 Psalm 12 January 13 Genesis 21, 22 Psalm 13 January 14 Genesis 23, 24 Psalm 14 January 15 Genesis 25, 26 Psalm 15 January 16 Genesis 27, 28 Psalm 16 January 17 Genesis 29, 30 Psalm 17 January 18 Genesis 31 Psalm 18 January 19 Genesis 32, 33 Psalm 19 January 20 Genesis 34 Psalm 20 January 21 Genesis 35, 36 Psalm 21 January 22 Genesis 37 Psalm 22 January 23 Genesis 38 Psalm 23 January 24 Genesis 39 Psalm 24 January 25 Genesis 40, 41 Psalm 25 January 26 Genesis 42 Psalm 26 January 27 Genesis 43, 44 Psalm 27 January 28 Genesis 45, 46 Psalm 28 January 29 Genesis 47 Psalm 29 January 30 Genesis 48, 49 Psalm 30 January 31 Genesis 50 Psalm 31

Page 3 MORNING EVENING February 1 Matthew 1 Psalm 32 February 2 Matthew 2 Psalm 33 February 3 Matthew 3 Psalm 34 February 4 Matthew 4 Psalm 35 February 5 Matthew 5 Psalm 36 February 6 Matthew 6 Psalm 37 February 7 Matthew 7 Psalm 38 February 8 Matthew 8 Psalm 39 February 9 Matthew 9 Psalm 40 February 10 Matthew 10 Psalm 41 February 11 Matthew 11 Psalm 42 February 12 Matthew 12 Psalm 43 February 13 Matthew 13 Psalm 44 February 14 Matthew 14 Psalm 45 February 15 Matthew 15 Psalm 46 February 16 Matthew 16 Psalm 47 February 17 Matthew 17 Psalm 48 February 18 Matthew 18 Psalm 49 February 19 Matthew 19 Psalm 50 February 20 Matthew 20 Psalm 51 February 21 Matthew 21 Psalm 52 February 22 Matthew 22 Psalm 53 February 23 Matthew 23 Psalm 54 February 24 Matthew 24 Psalm 55 February 25 Matthew 25 Psalm 56 February 26 Matthew 26 Psalm 57 February 27 Matthew 27 Psalm 58 February 28 Matthew 28 Psalm 59

Page 4 MORNING EVENING March 1 Exodus 1, 2 March 2 Exodus 3, 4 Psalm 61 March 3 Exodus 5, 6 Psalm 62 March 4 Exodus 7, 8 Psalm 63 March 5 Exodus 9, 10 Psalm 64 March 6 Exodus 11, 12, 13 Psalm 65 March 7 Exodus 14, 15 Psalm 66 March 8 Exodus 16, 17 Psalm 67 March 9 Exodus 18 Psalm 68 March 10 Exodus 19, 20 Psalm 69 March 11 Exodus 32 Psalm 70 March 12 Exodus 33 Psalm 71 March 13 Exodus 34; 40:34-38 Psalm 72 March 14 Leviticus 16 Psalm 73 March 15 Numbers 6:24-26; 11 Psalm 74 March 16 Numbers 12 Psalm 75 March 17 Numbers 13, 14 Psalm 76 March 18 Numbers 16, 17 Psalm 77 March 19 Numbers 20, 21 Psalm 78 March 20 Numbers 22 March 21 Numbers 23, 24 Psalm 80 March 22 Numbers 25 March 23 Deuteronomy 6, 7 Psalm 82 March 24 Deuteronomy 8, 11 Psalm 83 March 25 Deuteronomy 28 Psalm 84 March 26 Deuteronomy 29 Psalm 85 March 27 Deuteronomy 30 Psalm 86 March 28 Deuteronomy 31 Psalm 87 March 29 Deuteronomy 32 Psalm 88 March 30 Deuteronomy 33 Psalm 89 March 31 Deuteronomy 34 Psalm 90

Page 5 MORNING EVENING April 1 Joshua 1, 2 Psalm 91 April 2 Joshua 3, 4 Psalm 92 April 3 Joshua 5, 6 Psalm 93 April 4 Joshua 7, 8 Psalm 94 April 5 Joshua 9, 10 Psalm 95 April 6 Joshua 23, 24 Psalm 96 April 7 Judges 1, 2 Psalm 97 April 8 Judges 3, 4 Psalm 98 April 9 Judges 5, 6 Psalm 99 April 10 Judges 7, 8 Psalm 100 April 11 Judges 9, 10 Psalm 101 April 12 Judges 11, 12 Psalm 102 April 13 Judges 13, 14 Psalm 103 April 14 Judges 15, 16 Psalm 104 April 15 Judges 17, 18 Psalm 105 April 16 Judges 19, 20 Psalm 106 April 17 Judges 21 Psalm 107 April 18 Ruth 1, 2 Psalm 108 April 19 Ruth 3, 4 Psalm 109 April 20 Mark 1 Psalm 110 April 21 Mark 2 Psalm 111 April 22 Mark 3, 4 Psalm 112 April 23 Mark 5 Psalm 113 April 24 Mark 6 Psalm 114 April 25 Mark 7, 8 Psalm 115, 116 April 26 Mark 9, 10 Psalm 117, 118 April 27 Mark 11, 12 Psalm 119:1-40 April 28 Mark 13 Psalm 119:41-80 April 29 Mark 14 Psalm 119:81-120 April 30 Mark 15, 16 Psalm 119:121-176

Page 6 MORNING EVENING May 1 I Samuel 1, 2 Psalm 120 May 2 I Samuel 3 Psalm 121 May 3 I Samuel 4 May 4 I Samuel 5, 6 Psalm 123 May 5 I Samuel 7, 8 May 6 I Samuel 9, 10 May 7 I Samuel 11, 12 Psalm 126 May 8 I Samuel 13, 14 Psalm 127 May 9 I Samuel 15 Psalm 128 May 10 I Samuel 16 Psalm 129 May 11 I Samuel 17 Psalm 130 May 12 I Samuel 18 Psalm 131 May 13 I Samuel 19, 20 Psalm 132 May 14 I Samuel 21, 22 Psalm 133 May 15 I Samuel 23, 24 Psalm 134 May 16 I Samuel 25, 26 Psalm 135 May 17 I Samuel 27, 28 Psalm 136 May 18 I Samuel 29, 30 Psalm 137 May 19 I Samuel 31 Psalm 138 May 20 II Samuel 1, 2 Psalm 139 May 21 II Samuel 3, 4 Psalm 140 May 22 II Samuel 5, 6 Psalm 141 May 23 II Samuel 7, 8 Psalm 142 May 24 II Samuel 9, 10 Psalm 143 May 25 II Samuel 11, 12 Psalm 144 May 26 II Samuel 13, 14 Psalm 145 May 27 II Samuel 15, 16 Psalm 146 May 28 II Samuel 17, 18 Psalm 147 May 29 II Samuel 19, 20 May 30 II Samuel 21, 22 May 31 II Samuel 23, 24

Page 7 MORNING EVENING June 1 I Kings 1, 2 Proverbs 1 June 2 I Kings 3, 4 Proverbs 2 June 3 I Kings 5, 6 Proverbs 3 June 4 I Kings 7, 8 Proverbs 4 June 5 I Kings 9, 10 Proverbs 5 June 6 I Kings 11, 12 Proverbs 6 June 7 I Kings 13, 14 Proverbs 7 June 8 I Kings 15, 16 Proverbs 8 June 9 I Kings 17, 18 Proverbs 9 June 10 I Kings 19, 20 Proverbs 10 June 11 I Kings 21, 22 Proverbs 11 June 12 II Kings 1, 2 Proverbs 12 June 13 II Kings 3, 4 Proverbs 13 June 14 II Kings 5, 6 Proverbs 14 June 15 II Kings 7, 8 Proverbs 15 June 16 II Kings 9, 10 Proverbs 16 June 17 II Kings 11, 12 Proverbs 17 June 18 II Kings 13, 14 Proverbs 18 June 19 II Kings 15, 16 Proverbs 19 June 20 II Kings 17, 18 Proverbs 20 June 21 II Kings 19, 20 Proverbs 21 June 22 II Kings 21, 22 Proverbs 22 June 23 II Kings 23, 24 Proverbs 23 June 24 II Kings 25 Proverbs 24 June 25 I Chronicles 4:9-10 Proverbs 25 June 26 II Chronicles 16:9; 20 Proverbs 26 June 27 Ezra 1, 2, 3 Proverbs 27 June 28 Ezra 4, 5, 6 Proverbs 28 June 29 Ezra 7, 8 Proverbs 29 June 30 Ezra 9, 10 Proverbs 30, 31

Page 8 MORNING EVENING July 1 Nehemiah 1, 2 Psalm 1 July 2 Nehemiah 3, 4 Psalm 2 July 3 Nehemiah 5, 6, 7 Psalm 3 July 4 Nehemiah 8, 9 Psalm 4 July 5 Nehemiah 10, 11 Psalm 5 July 6 Nehemiah 12, 13 Psalm 6 July 7 Esther 1, 2 Psalm 7 July 8 Esther 3, 4 Psalm 8 July 9 Esther 5, 6, 7 Psalm 9 July 10 Esther 8, 9, 10 Psalm 10 July 11 Job 1, 2; 13:15 Psalm 11 July 12 Job 19:25; 23:10-12; 42 Psalm 12 July 13 Ecclesiastes 1, 12 Psalm 13 July 14 Song of Solomon 2:15-16 Psalm 14 July 15 Luke 1 Psalm 15 July 16 Luke 2 Psalm 16 July 17 Luke 3, 4 Psalm 17 July 18 Luke 5, 6 Psalm 18 July 19 Luke 7, 8 Psalm 19 July 20 Luke 9, 10 Psalm 20 July 21 Luke 11, 12 Psalm 21 July 22 Luke 13, 14 Psalm 22 July 23 Luke 15, 16 Psalm 23 July 24 Luke 17 Psalm 24 July 25 Luke 18 Psalm 25 July 26 Luke 19 Psalm 26 July 27 Luke 20 Psalm 27 July 28 Luke 21 Psalm 28 July 29 Luke 22 Psalm 29 July 30 Luke 23 Psalm 30 July 31 Luke 24 Psalm 31

Page 9 MORNING EVENING August 1 Isaiah 1:18; 6:1-8; 7:14 Psalm 32 August 2 Isaiah 9:2; 9:6-7; 12:2; 14:12-21 Psalm 33 August 3 Isaiah 26:3-4; 26:12; 28:16 Psalm 34 August 4 Isaiah 29:16; 30:15-21; 32:17 Psalm 35 August 5 Isaiah 33:2; 35:8; 38:17; 40 Psalm 36 August 6 Isaiah 41:10; 41:12; 42:16 Psalm 37 August 7 Isaiah 43:1-3; 43:18-19; 43:25 Psalm 38 August 8 Isaiah 45:3; 45:15; 45:22; 46:3-4 Psalm 39 August 9 Isaiah 48:10; 48:22; 49:2; 49:16 Psalm 40 August 10 Isaiah 50:10; 52:7; 52:12-15; 53 Psalm 41 August 11 Isaiah 54; 55; 56:7; 57 Psalm 42 August 12 Isaiah 58; 59; 60:22; 61 Psalm 43 August 13 Isaiah 64:4-8; 65:24-25; 66:1-4 Psalm 44 August 14 Jeremiah 1; 2:13; 3:22; 6:16 Psalm 45 August 15 Jeremiah 9:23-24; 17:5-10 Psalm 46 August 16 Jeremiah 18:1-6; 23:5-6; 23:29 Psalm 47 August 17 Jeremiah 29:11-14; 30:17 Psalm 48 August 18 Jeremiah 31:3-4; 31:25; 31:34 Psalm 49 August 19 Jeremiah 32:17; 32:27; 33; 45:5 Psalm 50 August 20 Lamentations 3:21-27 Psalm 51 August 21 Ezekiel 1; 2; 14:12-14 Psalm 52 August 22 Ezekiel 28:1-19; 33:33; 34:26 Psalm 53 August 23 Ezekiel 36:24-28; 37 Psalm 54 August 24 Ezekiel 38, 39 Psalm 55 August 25 Ezekiel 40:1-5; 44:1-3 Psalm 56 August 26 Ezekiel 47:1-12; 48:30-35 Psalm 57 August 27 Daniel 1, 2 Psalm 58 August 28 Daniel 3 Psalm 59 August 29 Daniel 4 Psalm 60 August 30 Daniel 5 Psalm 61 August 31 Daniel 6; 11:32b Psalm 62

Page 10 MORNING EVENING September 1 Hosea 1; 2; 3; 4:6 Psalm 63 September 2 Hosea 6; 7:11-14; 8:7; 10:12 Psalm 64 September 3 Hosea 11; 12:6; 13; 14 Psalm 65 September 4 Joel Psalm 66 September 5 Amos 3:3; 3:7; 4:11-12; 5; 6:1 Psalm 67 September 6 Amos 7:14-16; 8:11-12 Psalm 68 September 7 Amos 9:8; 9:14-15 Psalm 69 September 8 Obadiah Psalm 70 September 9 Jonah Psalm 71 September 10 Micah 5:2; 6:8; 7:7; 7:18-20 Psalm 72 September 11 Nahum 1:3; 1:7; 1:9; 1:15 Psalm 73 September 12 Habakkuk 2:2-4; 3:17-19 Psalm 74 September 13 Zephaniah 2:3; 3:14-20 Psalm 75 September 14 Haggai 1:4-9; 1:13; 2:4-9 Psalm 76 September 15 Zechariah 1:3; 3:1-8; 4:6; 4:10 Psalm 77 September 16 Zechariah 9:9-12; 10:1; 12:10 Psalm 78 September 17 Zechariah 13:1; 14:4; 14:8-9 Psalm 79 September 18 Malachi 1, 2 Psalm 80 September 19 Malachi 3, 4 Psalm 81 September 20 John 1, 2 Psalm 82 September 21 John 3, 4 Psalm 83 September 22 John 5, 6 Psalm 84 September 23 John 7, 8 Psalm 85 September 24 John 9, 10 Psalm 86 September 25 John 11, 12 Psalm 87 September 26 John 13, 14 Psalm 88 September 27 John 15, 16 Psalm 89 September 28 John 17, 18 Psalm 90 September 29 John 19, 20 Psalm 91 September 30 John 21 Psalm 92

Page 11 MORNING EVENING October 1 Acts 1, 2 Psalm 93 October 2 Acts 3, 4 Psalm 94 October 3 Acts 5, 6 Psalm 95 October 4 Acts 7, 8 Psalm 96 October 5 Acts 9, 10 Psalm 97 October 6 Acts 11, 12 Psalm 98 October 7 Acts 13, 14 Psalm 99 October 8 Acts 15, 16 Psalm 100 October 9 Acts 17, 18 Psalm 101 October 10 Acts 19, 20 Psalm 102 October 11 Acts 21, 22 Psalm 103 October 12 Acts 23, 24 Psalm 104 October 13 Acts 25, 26 Psalm 105 October 14 Acts 27, 28 Psalm 106 October 15 Romans 1, 2 Psalm 107 October 16 Romans 3, 4 Psalm 108 October 17 Romans 5, 6 Psalm 109 October 18 Romans 7 Psalm 110 October 19 Romans 8 Psalm 111 October 20 Romans 9, 10 Psalm 112 October 21 Romans 11, 12 Psalm 113 October 22 Romans 13, 14 Psalm 114 October 23 Romans 15, 16 Psalm 115 October 24 I Corinthians 1, 2 Psalm 116 October 25 I Corinthians 3, 4 Psalm 117 October 26 I Corinthians 5, 6 Psalm 118 October 27 I Corinthians 7, 8 Psalm 119:1-40 October 28 I Corinthians 9, 10 Psalm 119:41-80 October 29 I Corinthians 11, 12 Psalm 119:81-120 October 30 I Corinthians 13, 14 Psalm 119:121-176 October 31 I Corinthians 15, 16 Psalm 120

Page 12 MORNING EVENING November 1 II Corinthians 1 Psalm 121 November 2 II Corinthians 2 Psalm 122 November 3 II Corinthians 3, 4 Psalm 123 November 4 II Corinthians 5, 6 Psalm 124 November 5 II Corinthians 7, 8 Psalm 125 November 6 II Corinthians 9, 10 Psalm 126 November 7 II Corinthians 11, 12 Psalm 127 November 8 II Corinthians 13 Psalm 128 November 9 Galatians 1, 2 Psalm 129 November 10 Galatians 3, 4 Psalm 130 November 11 Galatians 5, 6 Psalm 131 November 12 Ephesians 1, 2 Psalm 132 November 13 Ephesians 3, 4 Psalm 133 November 14 Ephesians 5, 6 Psalm 134 November 15 Philippians 1, 2 Psalm 135 November 16 Philippians 3, 4 Psalm 136 November 17 Colossians 1, 2 Psalm 137 November 18 Colossians 3, 4 Psalm 138 November 19 I Thessalonians 1, 2 Psalm 139 November 20 I Thessalonians 3, 4 Psalm 140 November 21 I Thessalonians 5 Psalm 141 November 22 II Thessalonians 1, 2 Psalm 142 November 23 II Thessalonians 3 Psalm 143 November 24 I Timothy 1, 2 Psalm 144 November 25 I Timothy 3, 4 Psalm 145 November 26 I Timothy 5, 6 Psalm 146 November 27 II Timothy 1, 2 Psalm 147 November 28 II Timothy 3, 4 Psalm 148 November 29 Titus Psalm 149 November 30 Philemon Psalm 150

Page 13 MORNING EVENING December 1 Hebrews 1, 2 Proverbs 1 December 2 Hebrews 3, 4 Proverbs 2 December 3 Hebrews 5, 6 Proverbs 3 December 4 Hebrews 7, 8 Proverbs 4 December 5 Hebrews 9, 10 Proverbs 5 December 6 Hebrews 11, 12 Proverbs 6 December 7 Hebrews 13 Proverbs 7 December 8 James 1, 2 Proverbs 8 December 9 James 3, 4, 5 Proverbs 9 December 10 I Peter 1, 2 Proverbs 10 December 11 I Peter 3, 4 Proverbs 11 December 12 I Peter 5 Proverbs 12 December 13 II Peter Proverbs 13 December 14 I John 1, 2, 3 Proverbs 14 December 15 I John 4, 5 Proverbs 15 December 16 II John Proverbs 16 December 17 III John Proverbs 17 December 18 Jude Proverbs 18 December 19 Revelation 1 Proverbs 19 December 20 Revelation 2, 3 Proverbs 20 December 21 Revelation 4, 5 Proverbs 21 December 22 Revelation 6, 7 Proverbs 22 December 23 Revelation 8, 9 Proverbs 23 December 24 Micah 5:2; Isaiah 7:14; 9:6-7 Proverbs 24 December 25 Matt. 1:18-25; Lk. 2:1-7; Jn. 1:14 Proverbs 25 December 26 Revelation 10, 11 Proverbs 26 December 27 Revelation 12, 13, 14 Proverbs 27 December 28 Revelation 15, 16 Proverbs 28 December 29 Revelation 17, 18 Proverbs 29 December 30 Revelation 19, 20 Proverbs 30 December 31 Revelation 21, 22 Proverbs 31

Page 14 How to Make Heaven Your Home

If you have never made peace with God by receiving Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, now would be a wonderful time to do so. God loves you, and He has a wonderful plan for your life. But you and I have a problem. We have all sinned. Those sins have separated us from God. And those sins must be paid for. That’s why God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to earth…to pay for our sins by dying on the cross. He died. He was buried. But praise God, He rose from the dead! He ascended back to heaven! And one day, He’s coming back to earth!

But since we don’t know when Jesus might return or when we might die, it is wise to give Him our hearts now. If you would like to receive Christ, pray this prayer and then trust Jesus to save you:

“Dear Jesus,

I know that I have sinned. I am sorry. Please forgive me and help me to change. I ask You to come into my heart and save me. I ask You to make me a Christian, and I trust You to do it. Welcome to my heart, Jesus. Begin now to make me the person You want me to be.

In Your Name I Pray,

Amen.”