You can never know what a day will hold. I’m sure you agree. On the days you thought everything was out of control, you later realized that God was in full control, orchestrating circumstances to bring him full glory. On the days you thought you couldn’t get out of bed, God met you there. In your darkest pit, he was there. Oh, maybe it took you a little while to see him, but he was there all the time.
Our God is enormous. As humans, we can’t assign words to fully describe him. We can’t wrap our heads around his traits in totality. We are human and limited; he is never limited. When I think of how much he loves us, I am in awe. And then the more I get to know him, the more I begin to understand Who he is, the more I fall in love with him. God is the Creator of the universe and baby Jesus in the manger. Can we ever really grasp this God of ours, Jesus who became flesh or the Holy Spirit who lives inside of us? Honestly, I don’t think our brains are capable. But relationships are not about what we know. The facts and figures can be logically assessed all we’d like, but relationships are about who we know.
Let’s get to know our Savior, Lord and King a little more this December. Let’s be intentional about reading his Word to draw us closer to the scenes of his glory. Let’s remember that God is my God. Your God. Our God. He’s personal and intimate and longs for us to draw closer and closer to him. Who’s ready for the Names of God Bible reading challenge? Begins 12/1!
Names of God Bible Reading Challenge
Welcome to the Names of God Bible reading challenge! If you’ve never joined a Bible reading challenge here before, each day we follow the plan and read the passage. You can share what you are learning on social media or just keep it between you and God. My goal through the reading is to draw closer to Jesus, and I want that for you too!
For this month, we will use the hashtags #namesofGod and #biblereading. Almost every day, I post on Instagram or Facebook about what I’m learning through the passages and sometimes I post the Bible journaling pages I work on throughout the study.
On Fridays, I post a summary of what I learned through the week here on the blog and invite you to share what God is teaching you in the comments.
ADDITIONAL/OPTIONAL BIBLE READING CHALLENGE FEATURES
Bible Journaling
As you may know, I’ve been working on learning to Bible journal a little art and since you’ve been asking, I’ve got a FANTASTIC tool to help us both consistently read God’s Word, study it, meditate on it, and enjoy it. Use this Bible Journaling Guide to process the Bible reading through your choice of journal writing, art, or both.
The Names of God Bible Reading Plan
1. Genesis 16:7-13 El-Roi: The God who sees me
2. Exodus 15:22-27 Jehovah-Rapha: My Healer
3. 1 Timothy 6:13-21 Jehovah-Jireh: My Provider
4. Jeremiah 23:16-24 Jehovah-Shammah: God is already there
5. Psalm 18:1-6 El-Sali: God of my strength
6. Romans 16:20-27 Jehovah-Shalom: God is my peace
7. Genesis 17:1-8 El-Shaddai: All Sufficient One/ Lord God Almighty
8. Psalm 51:10-19 Adonai: God is my Lord and Master
9. Psalm 57:1-5 El-Elyon: The Most High God
10. Exodus 17:8-16 Jehovah-Nissi: The Lord My Miracle
11. Psalm 23 Jehovah-Raah: The Lord my Shepherd
12. Jeremiah 23:1-8 Jehovah-Tsidkenu: The Lord Our Righteousness
13. Exodus 31:12-18 Jehovah Mekoddishkem: The Lord Who Makes You Holy
14. Isaiah 26:1-8 El-Olam: The Everlasting God
15. Deuteronomy 6:6-15 Qanna: Jealous God
16. Psalm 24:1-10 Jehovah-Sabaoth: The Lord of Hosts
17. John 8:49-59 I AM
18. John 1:1-14 The Word
19. John 10:34-42 The Son of God
20. Titus 2:11-15 Savior
21. John 4:19-26 Messiah
22. Revelation 5:6-14 The Lamb of God
23. John 14:1-14 The Way, The Truth & The Life
24. Isaiah 7:7-14 Immanuel: God With Us
25. Isaiah 9:6&7 Prince of Peace
26. John 10:1-10 The Door
27. John 10:11-18 The Good Shepherd
28. John 15:1-9 The Vine
29. John 6:28-40 The Bread of Life
30. John 8:1-12 The Light of the World
31. 1 Peter 2:1-10 The Chief Cornerstone
Just screenshot the graphic to your smartphone and mark it as a favorite for easy daily access. For a simple printable copy, click on the graphic or HERE and print out two copies of the Bible reading plan. Share one with a friend!
Thank you so much for encouraging me to read God’s Word each and every month as we continue to learn Scripture and apply it in our lives daily. My prayer is that we know with our all hearts that God is our God and this study of his names prompt us to know and love him deeper.
Who’s joining in?
By his grace,
Rachel
I can no longer get a copy of the reading plan through email, did you change your website?
I’m not sure exactly what you mean by this question. You should have received an email to get to the post. If you click on the post, all links are working appropriately
Rachel, when I click below the graphic of the Names of God, the .pdf of the With Thanksgiving reading challenge comes up. I copy/pasted the graphic of the Names of God to Word and printed it that way. Just letting you know.
You can click on the graphic or the HERE link. The here link apparently was not working properly. It is now fixed. Thank you so much for letting me know!
The Names of God Bible Reading Challenge wouldn’t print, it only would print the November one. Melody Andres
Sorry you had trouble! Should work properly for you now!
Rachel, thank you for this bible study challenge. I shared it with several friends and invited them to study and pray the names of God through Dec. I am looking forward to knowing and loving God more through this study.
This is my first Bible reading challenge. I am excited to see what God has in store and looking forward to seeing you posts. God bless.
I’m in. Can’t wait to begin this Bible Reading plan. 🙂
I am do thankful for this study!
I want to be in this I have heard that keeping your mind active helps your health I love to keep learning
Hi Rachel: I wanted to print all of your post. “When I want to print, it is all broken up and your name covers some of the Names of Gods. I like the first list of the Name Of Gods, because it is easier to read! Your post are so encouraging, is there another way I get all your post printed? Thanks!
Hi Rachel: Disregard my post, I was able to print the Names Of Gods Bible Reading Challenge! I am excited in learning through this Bible Challenge!
oh good! I’m so glad!
Thanks, Glee! I’m sorry you had trouble. It’s hard for me to know what to tell you what to do step-by-step without knowing your setup. But if you’d like to provide more details, then I’d be happy to try!
I am in love this.
Thanks so much for a Names of God study during Advent. What a fantastic way to explore God during this season of waiting. I’ve received such a blessing from these plans. Thank you so much.
I am in!
I’m in. Can’t wait to start.
Dear Rachel ,
Thank you very much for bible reading challenge which has been so helpful in my life by meditating the word of God daily . Be blessed
My first time doing this. Hope I can keep up. 🙂