Reading for my soul..

I have been reading the bible again! hehe.. and this time, i promised that i would finish the old testament..!! n guess wad.. it was not that HARD after all.. i mean.. usually when i browse the first part of the bible.. i would say 'wah! so many!!! how to finish..' but I guess when you set your heart to do it.. these troubles are not even knee-high that i could overcome it quite easily.. =] well im still short of many many books.. but i really really hope to finish it.. hehee..

These are the books put on hold:

- Numbers

- Deutronomy

- Joshua

Books currently and going to be read:
- 2 Kings (in progress)

- 1 Chronicles

- 2 Chronicles

- Job

- Isaiah (in progress)

- Jeremiah

- Ezekiel

I must admit that reading the old testament is like reading a story book.. There are many characters, heros, heroines, and yes.. miracles, love, lust, rebellions and betrayals too!! The reasons i put those 3 on hold and skipped to other books first is because, it gets really tedious somewhere in between leviticus and numbers...

These books are about Moses and Israel's journey out of Egypt, to the promised land.. well.. most of us know that Israelites can be irritating.. O_o' always complaining.. annoying... pompous.. arrogant.. dumb... *at least to me..*.. u see.. when they were brought out of the land of Egypt, they were rejocing... and just when they stepped out of Egypt and the Egyptians chased after them, they started to complain 'its better if we didnt get out of Egypt..' the Lord saved them by crossing the read sea... n they were in great AWE... n worshipped the Lord..

Somewhere in between.. they whined again... no bread no meat no water no wadever else O_o'... n yet again and again the Lord delivered them... provided them, guided them.. until Saul came.. David came.. Solomon came.. and the other kings afterwards.... n it is always sinusoidal graphs.. at their lowest point, they'll cry out to Lord and when the Lord delivered them, they'll move up up up and up till the highest point (their best days).. n they'll turn from God.. knowingly or unknowingly... and the cycle repeats itself... many many times.. *until i itch to skip a page or two.. at least for a new refreshed story* haha!

n then.. a thought came across my mind... am i not like them too?? many many times God delivers me from my distress / enemies (wadever u call it).. n many many times i rejoiced in the Lord.. worship him.. but there's always that turning point.. where i turn my back againt Him.. and start finding other "gods"... n yet.. He is faithful.. He always find ways to bring me back to Him.. and He always welcome me back like He welcomes Israel.. Thank you God.. *hugs*.. =]

No doubt most of the stories 'i have heard before' but i forced myself to read it again..! when i was young, i found 2 books about the bible stories in my house (really i duno whose!) almost as thick as the bible, in black and white.. pictures -just few small pictures here n there- make it different from the bible - .. I read it finished maybe i was in my P3 or P4?

But then, there was a lot of things that i dont understand when i read it as a kid.. and that's y i forced myself to re-read the stories in the bible even though i kind of 'KNOW' what's the story.. well yea.. even now, i have to open 2 bibles.. whenever i dont understand english.. i check indo.. i dun understand the indo... i check the english =p n undoubtedly, I discovered many new things!! like why Sodom and Gomorah were punished, why Sarah named Ishak as Ishak... why levi was chosen as priests.. etc.. n yea! i found answers to some of the questions like 'how come there was only adam and eve, n yet the children could multiply..' hehe.. it was only written in leviticus that near-kin should not marry XD... n of course.. dinosaurus and dragon (this one i read in one website - i forgot which.. n checked it in the bible)

Anyway.. getting to the book of proverbs.... it really really really open your eyes, teaches you.. slap (chastise) you... it is full of words of wisdom..!! If you were to ask which part of Proverbs i like.. i must say.. almost everything XD there's no ONE verse that i could pin point =p

MY old secondary school in indo, used the verse from Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

For more proverbs: http://www.online-literature.com/bible/Proverbs/

Anyway.. I really really really really pray that God would strengthen me to keep my promise to read this bible within my promised period.... i hope temptation would not cross my path...... and really.. i think reading bible is reading for the soul.. because not only some of the characters portrays people in our everyday's lives, it also teaches, reminds, and warn you....

*trying to give my best to give back for what He has done for me.. atonement of my sins*.. yea! easter is coming soon too!!