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It’s About Time
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by Kaye Stein
o follow up on my last article, where I touched
this Bible appeared so different, but I found something
on finding the right translation for your Bible
else interesting in the back cover. There was a list
study, here’s another idea to help you with
of names, names I recognized as the ladies from my
reading your Bible. The biggest hurdle is time! Making time involves so
mom’s senior adult Sunday school class. By their names were dates. I asked my mom what this meant, and she
many moving facets in our fast-paced lives. And there
explained that it was a “read your Bible through in a
is so much that can be said at this point, but I felt led to
year” Bible and that her class was taking turns. Once
share just this component at this time. When you draw
you completed it, you signed your name, dated it, and
near to God, He WILL draw near to you! When you
passed it on. I fell in love with the idea of having my name on that list with those ladies I admired so much, so when my mom finished, she handed the Bible off to me. I had a goal that moved me and that I felt emotionally attached to. In that strange sense, I was driven to complete my goal, and I did. I also learned many things during that year of reading the Bible daily. See, God will take you wherever you are! He doesn’t ask you to come in perfect form because He wants you to come as you are, and He will do the rest. I accomplished more than just the goal of placing my name on a list. God used that time to help me grow in the understanding of His Word. Time is
make time for Him, He WILL make time for you! It’s
precious, so it’s important to make the most of it by
that simple. He recognizes your efforts, so don’t count
starting now. No more waiting and no more excuses
yourself out. Never give up, no matter how many times
because those things are only holding you back from
you start over! 2 Corinthians 6:2: “For God says, At just
receiving the blessings that He wants to freely give you.
the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I
Hosea 10:12: “Plant the good seeds of righteousness, and
helped you. Indeed, the right time is now. Today is the
you will harvest a crop of love. Plow up the hard ground
day of salvation.’”
of your hearts, for now is the time to seek the Lord, that
I, too, tried a few times to read my Bible through
he may come and shower righteousness upon you.” Luke
and finally did it at age 54, but what helped me was a
12:40: “You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of
revelation to myself. Let me share the story. One day at
Man will come when least expected.”
I flipped through the pages, trying to understand why
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About The Author
my mom’s house, I noticed a Bible with a pretty cover. Kaye Stein, native of Chatsworth, residing in Rome is a nurse of 40 years, a mom, and a Nana. A published author who enjoys reading and learning, but mostly family and laughter!
