Today's the day – the Bibleathon gets underway!
You may have been there at the launch at 8am, or you may be reading this before we have actually started – please pray that all the arrangements for the event will go well and that nothing prevents people hearing the Word of God.
We recently involved hundreds of school children in a bible reading competition which generated a great deal of excitement and the competition final was held at the end of last month. Some of the children from St. Matthew's Bloxam School, St. Oswald's School and the Harris School will be involved in reading the bible during our marathon today and tomorrow. This process has exposed the children to the Word of God and consequentially teachers and parents.
As we shared in our 40 Days in the Word adventure during Lent we learnt for ourselves different ways of meditating on the bible and we discovered how sometimes the bible can speak to us personally and specifically in a powerful way. My prayer is that God will do just that through the reading of the scriptures this weekend for all who hear even the shortest bit.
I pray too, that as you read his word today you will hear his voice speaking powerfully into your life – but there is one requirement for that to happen … yes of course, you have to read it!
In response to temptation Jesus said to Satan:
"It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" Mat 4:4
Do come along to St. Matthew's & St. Oswald's at any time night or day over the next 80 hours to encourage those reading God's Word and to feed on them.
Martin Saxby
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