Pray before reading the bible

Some get up early in the morning to read, meditate, and pray. Others do so during their lunch break. You might find that this can be done early in the evening or before you go to bed. Some enjoy reading the Bible in the morning and again before retiring. Thus they “read it . . . day and night,” or regularly. (Josh. 1:8) The important thing is to buy out time from less important things for daily meditation on God’s Word.​—Eph. 5:15, 16.

Over the years, my bible reading has been immensely helped by John Piper’s acrostic prayer I.O.U.S. It’s a prayer that really gets at what we need God to do for us and our hearts when w…

Some get up early in the morning to read, meditate, and pray. Others do so during their lunch break. You might find that this can be done early in the evening or before you go to bed. Some enjoy reading the Bible in the morning and again before retiring. Thus they “read it . . . day and night,” or regularly. (Josh. 1:8) The important thing is to buy out time from less important things for daily meditation on God’s Word.​—Eph. 5:15, 16.

Should I pray before or after reading the bible? While you can pray before or after reading the bible, you can also do both. Find out more here!

Our Father, who art in heaven, sacred is Your Word. Your kingdom come, Your Words be heard on earth as they are in heaven. Give us today Your Sacred Word. Lead us toward an encounter with You each time we delve into the Scriptures. Forgive our neglect of it in the past as we forgive …

Prayer before reading scripture