REAP JOURNALLING

What follows is a step-by-step guide to the Spiritual Discipline of Bible Reading

STEP 1

Find the Bible reading that corresponds to today's date either in your journal or here on the website. Read these verses asking God to teach you and reveal Jesus to you.

Be practical. When you are reading the Scriptures and thoughts come into your mind that distract you write them in your diary/journal. Writing these thoughts down frees you up to concentrate on the Bible reading for the day. And you will also have a record of the important things you need to do later in the day.

STEP 2

As you read the passages, underline or highlight anything the Lord impresses upon you as a personal word to be applied. You might not like the idea of marking your Bible but you are in effect agreeing with the author; you're agreeing with the Spirit of God.

STEP 3

When you see what Jesus is teaching you (a lesson of life for you personally) record what he has just shown you in your journal. This is where REAP comes in.

Read (your Bible)

Explore

Apply

Pray

Use these words to head up four paragraphs on each page in your journal

• Read the days passage and record key verses from each one. This will be the verse that stands out most to you.
• Explore the text and summarise the passages surrounding your key verse
• Apply what you have learned - record your answer to this question 'How will I be different because of what I have just read'
• Pray in the lght of what you have just read believing the word of God will produce fruit in you (Mark 4:20) and will give you encouragement, direction and correction (1 Tim 3:16)

STEP 4

Give your journal entry a title, if you do this diligently it will become a great resource for you in the future as you review what God has taught you and as you reach and teach others.

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