Step 5 - Introduction

This fifth step forward takes you through sixteen weeks, to complete a half-year of reading God's Word. Already you have read marvellous and comforting records of God's work and His love.

• The notes can still only be brief because of lack of space. By now you will be picking out vital points from the chapters yourself.
• There are sometimes difficult or obscure matters in the readings. God has wisely designed the Bible so that we shall always have plenty of interesting and exciting things to discover all through our lives. We shall never finish finding out ALL there is to know from God's Word.
• We can however - and we must - come very soon to learn the essential teachings and message. If we come across problems it is always best to let Scripture interpret Scripture. The answers to our questions are often in the same chapter as our problem.
• So look back at what you have already read, make use of marginal references or of a concordance if you have one (that is a list, in alphabetical order, of words in the Bible and the verses where they occur).
• Refer to the summary of Bible teachings.
• Continue to read every day, carefully, consistently and prayerfully.