Seeking the Kingdom of God for 21 days

Last week I posted on how it only takes 21 days to make a habit. 

And yesterday I posted on how I / we need to stop worrying about all the things around us and focus on the One who holds everything in place - Jesus.

So, in lieu of all the new years resolutions already broken, let's make a 21 day commitment.   A small one. 

What do you think of reading 21 verses of the Bible a day for 21 days? And we'll do it together. 

The first chapter of Peter's second letter has 21 (coincidentally) verses and I was hoping to memorize it recently. But then I thought of including you, my readers. And when I say memorize, I don't mean for you to be able to spew out every word, by heart, verbatim, at the drop of a dime. 21 days may not be enough. But, as you read it everyday for the next 21 days, you'll be surprised how familiar you are with the passage, even being about to recite parts of it!

The writer of Hebrews says, "For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart (4:12). 

And Paul tells Timothy, "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work" (2 Timothy 3:16).

Even in the very chapter that we will commit to our minds, Peter says, "no prophecy was ever made by an act if human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God" (2 Peter 1:21).

One way that we can seek the Kingdom of God is to soak in what He has told us in His Word. 

And I'll help you out from time to time. Every few days I'll be posting, providing some insight into a word or phrase in the chapter, pointing you to other places in the Bible that Peter is referring to or explain the Greek word that Peter uses (remember, they didn't write the Bible in English!). 

And, of course, I'll also be posting about Italy. The main purpose of this blog is to get you closer to God while informing you on how to get the people of Turin closer to God as well.

Here's the passage for the next 21 days. Read it at least once a day, but try to hear it once a day as well. Read it aloud or have someone read it to you as well as reading it on your own. And stick to the same version for best results.