2 Timothy 1:12b

...for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day. 2 Timothy 1:12b

I love that hymn, written in 1883 by Daniel W. Whittle, music by James McGranahan. After singing it one day, I kept thinking about "I know whom I have believed." Do I? I think so, but I'm learning more and more each day. From where? The Bible. If we don't read it, we won't know what we believe.

The first thing I do each morning is pray and read a chapter in the Bible. New things jump out each day, even if it's a passage I've read or heard hundreds of times.

My husband and I read the Bible to our children everyday after dinner and also at bedtime. I'm also encouraging them to read it on their own as well, to build up a daily habit of personal devotions. Thankfully, they are also being urged by our minister in their Wednesday Bible class, and rewarded with candy. Whatever it takes to establish that habit!