By Holly Dowdey
Romans 12:2: “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
How is your daily Bible reading going so far in 2025!? Reading through the chronological Bible in a year, I just finished Joshua and am entering the time of the Judges. And to be completely honest with you, there have been some tough chapters that made me wonder “why is this even in here?”
I love Paul Tripp’s insight on how to view these very passages.
“I would encourage you to truly dig into the Bible. Read Scripture like an archaeologist. I’m not talking about piecing together genealogies or looking at historical dates and maps or making sense of units of measurement like a cubit, ephah, or shekel.
Dig for hidden treasures on every page. Think about how an archaeologist operates. When they hit something new or confusing on a dig, like a random shard of pottery or broken piece of arrowhead, what do they do? They immediately stop and think, ‘Something bigger has to be close by!’
But what happens when we come across something seemingly random or confusing in our Scripture reading? Typically, we breeze past it and try to get the “easier” passages that we know how to interpret.
Maybe that’s because we feel pressed for time but want to check the box of daily Bible reading, so we rush through our devotions. Perhaps it’s because we feel ill-equipped or under-educated to make sense of the complex parts of the Bible, and the task of digging deeper is overwhelming.
Whatever the reason, whenever we don’t dig into Scripture like an archaeologist, we’re bound to miss the good stuff!”
Man, that’s convicting! I know there have been passages that I’ve glossed over to stay on track rather than slow down and really come to know what our Father is saying. The Apostle Paul’s encouragement comes to mind “Do not grow weary of doing good…” The Lord is always faithful in opening our eyes to Him when we ask for His wisdom.
As we continue renewing of our minds through daily reading, I’m praying for you all to not only be reading the Word but that the Lord will help you unearth His beautiful truth of Jesus He’s hidden throughout scripture!