Stop reading scripture so fast. Slow down and savor it.

So, you’re reading the Bible through in a year? Or, like a few people I’ve known, you read it through every year for the umpteenth time.

Fine. But after you have done it two or three times, that’s enough. Don’t ever do it again.

Just my suggestion.

Reading the entire Bible in a year is like seeing Europe in a week: You will notice a lot of things you don’t see from ground level, but it’s no way to get to know a country.

After a few flyovers–two days in Genesis and one day in Romans, for instance–land the plane and get out and make yourself at home in Ephesians or Second Timothy. Move in with the locals and live with them a few weeks.

That’s the only way to learn a country. It’s the only way to really learn a book of the Bible. Keep reading

I recommend reading Scripture aloud rather than silently. It helps to slow the pace at which we read. We also hear God's Word as we read it. After a verse, phrase, and even a word or two, pause and meditate on what we have read. Let it sink in. We may want to read again what we just read