Calendar Bible
Calendar Bible
Calendar 2: EVERYDAY WITH GOD: Through the Year Daily Bible Reading Schedule was prepared by Bible
& School Supply: P. O. Box 3252, Montgomery, Alabama. I have used this plan since the mid 1970’s. It was a
small trifold pamphlet that was easy to carry in the Bible. There were little squares to the left of the date where
one could check. I have used it to read the NT Testament in Greek four times a year. This is the best plan for
Christians who are pressed for time and need a somewhat less difficult plan. I have taken some slight liberty in
my edition of this plan. The original in a very few cases would combine parts of books. I have chosen to extend
the reading a chapter or two to avoid that. I published this schedule on January 1, 2013.
May the Lord give you a Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him: the eyes of your
understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, and what is the
hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, the exceeding
greatness of His power to us-ward who believe, according to the mighty working of His power, which
he wrought in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead, and set Him at His own right hand in the
heavenly places.
Alexander Campbell’s Rule 7 for Bible Study
Rule 7: For the salutary and sanctifying intelligences of the Oracles of God, the following rule is indispensible:
We must come within the understanding distance.
There is a distance which is properly called the speaking distance, or the hearing distance; beyond which the
voice reaches not, and the ears hear not. To hear another, we must come within the circle which the voice
audibly fills.
Now we may with propriety say, that as it respects God, there is an understanding distance. All beyond that
distance cannot understand God; all within it can easily understand him in all matters of piety and morality. God
himself is the center of that circle, and humility is the circumference
He, then, that would interpret the Oracles of God to the salvation of his soul, must approach this volume with
the humility and docility of a child, and meditate upon it day and night. Like Mary, he must sit at the Master’s
feet, and listen to the words which fall from his lips. To such a one there is an assurance of knowledge, to which
the man of letters alone never attained, and which the mere critic never felt. (Christian System, p. 7f)
Of the Bible reading schedules I have used over the years, this one by Civil War veteran, Major D. W. Whittle, is one of
the best. He also wrote several hymns that are still popular. I pray that everyone who downloads this schedule from my
website will find it as effective as I have in reading the OT once and the NT twice in a year.
To be truly effective, you need to couple your Bible study with meditation, prayer, and obedience.
MEDITATION
In meditation we concentrate our full attention on a passage of Scripture we have read for the day. This should not be
hurried. The impact of Scripture on our lives will far exceed anything we can imagine if we devote sufficient time to
meditation. This is an art that requires a great deal of practice. Our minds naturally tend to run from one thought to
another like a never-satisfied squirrel jumping from tree to tree in search of nuts. We have to stop what we are doing and
devote time exclusively to meditation. This requires an act of the will. It demands conscious effort. We come to a personal
realization of the presence of God as He meets us in His Word.
Psalms 1:1 - Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of
sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he
meditate day and night. 3. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit
in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
PRAYER
Meditation naturally leads to prayer. Meditation creates in us a desire to glorify God by worshiping Him and obeying His
will. As we learn more about God’s will from reading His inspired words, we find ourselves asking Him to help us to
fulfill His purpose for our life. It is a wonderful thing to realize that “He can do exceeding abundantly above all that we
can ask or think.” It involves the salvation of all mankind as Paul told Timothy that “God wills that all men be saved and
come to the knowledge of the truth.” The full range of prayer consists of “supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving
of thanks.”
1Timothy 2:1 - I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks,
be made for all men; 2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in
all godliness and honesty. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior; 4 Who will have all
men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God, and one mediator
between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
Ephesians 3:14 - For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 Of whom the
whole family in heaven and earth is named, 6 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to
be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that
ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and
length, and depth, and height; 19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be
filled with all the fulness of God. 20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask
or think, according to the power that worketh in us, 21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus
throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
OBEDIENCE
Matthew 7: 21- Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that
doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
A Prayer: Dear Father, as I upload this little Bible Reading Schedule on my website, I beseech you to bless every person
who downloads it onto their computer. I pray they will experience the transforming power of your Word. I pray that they
will find salvation in your Son, and that their lives will be filled with Your power and glory. In Jesus’ Name. Amen!
Everyday With God
Through the Bible in a Year Daily Bible Reading Schedule
Courtesy of Donald L. Potter
JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH
Date Book Chapters Date Book Chapter Date Book Chapter
The above Everyday with God Bible reading plan is based on a plan that I used for many years. The Bible & School Supply in Montgomery, Alabama
prepared it. It goes straight through the Bible just one time in a year, without alternating between Testaments. The pace is much more leisure that the
plan that covers the OT once and the NT twice. I used it to read though the LXX and Greek NT in 1978. I even used it to read through the NT four
times in one year. On the next page is a one-sheet format that can be cut out and folded to fit nicely in your Bible.