February 21: Psalm 70-74

Emiri
This week I learned from Psalm 71:3 ”Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go; give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.” That God’s word brings us certainty and confirmation when we are uncertain so it is crucial to take it seriously. I think I was lacking the seriousness in doing the Bible reading. I feel like I was not taking it seriously as I should have like when I am reading it everyday I’m skimming through the reading and it’s not coming into me. So I want to change that and do it more seriously.

Jun re: Emiri
You wrote basically the exact same thing not too long ago, which probably means that you weren’t able to do it after writing about it last time. So you need to think in practical terms what exactly you mean by doing Bible reading “more seriously” (“serious” is such a subjective word). Otherwise, the same thing will happen. How do you plan to do it “seriously” (besides not skimming through the reading)?

Like I wrote a couple weeks ago, always write something new. For example, although you wrote the same thing before, if you write in specific, practical terms how you will take Bible reading more seriously this time, that would be something new you will have learned and can implement.

Timothy
In Psalms 73, Asaph confesses that he has “nearly lost my foothold” because he “envied the … prosperity of the wicked” (v. 2-3). The wicked are “always free of care” and say that God does not know of their deeds (v. 12). They ignore God and live selfishly according to the world. I have not been reading the Bible every day and I do usually not think about God or the Bible in my daily life. So, I will set a time for myself every day in the morning to pray and read the Bible. Then, I will have the entire day to think about and apply the passage to my life.