2026 Bible Reading Plan
The Old Paths
Thus says the Lord: Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. – Jeremiah 6:16
The future of the church is in the past. It is in adhering to the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints (Jude 3). It is in walking the old paths of Bible reading, meditation, prayer, and family worship. These old paths are the good way, providing rest for our souls.
Our goal as a church is to walk the old paths.
Thus says the Lord: Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. – Jeremiah 6:16
The future of the church is in the past. It is in adhering to the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints (Jude 3). It is in walking the old paths of Bible reading, meditation, prayer, and family worship. These old paths are the good way, providing rest for our souls.
Our goal as a church is to walk the old paths.
2026 Bible Reading Plan
This year, we will be following the Robert Murray M'Cheyne Bible Reading Plan, which consists of reading four chapters of the Bible every day of the week.
Robert Murray M’Cheyne was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on May 21, 1813. In 1836 he became the minister of St. Peter’s in Dundee, Scotland where he remained until he died on March 25, 1843. He designed a plan for his congregation to read through the Bible every year and this plan was published in 1843 under the title of Daily Bread: Being a Calendar for Reading Through the Word of God in a Year. For nearly 180 years (an old path) his plan has been one of the most widely used reading plans in the world.
M'Cheyne designed his plan to take readers through the entire Old Testament once and the New Testament and the Psalms twice during the calendar year. The reading calendar is divided into two columns of readings, the first is labeled Family and the second is labeled Secret. This was based on the premise that each member of the family would spend time in daily private (secret) worship, and the father would lead the entire family in daily family worship. Thus, the readings in the Family column were to be used in the family worship and the readings in the Secret column were to be used in private worship.
We encourage you to make this your practice as well—to return to the old path of daily private and family worship.
This year, we will be following the Robert Murray M'Cheyne Bible Reading Plan, which consists of reading four chapters of the Bible every day of the week.
Robert Murray M’Cheyne was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on May 21, 1813. In 1836 he became the minister of St. Peter’s in Dundee, Scotland where he remained until he died on March 25, 1843. He designed a plan for his congregation to read through the Bible every year and this plan was published in 1843 under the title of Daily Bread: Being a Calendar for Reading Through the Word of God in a Year. For nearly 180 years (an old path) his plan has been one of the most widely used reading plans in the world.
M'Cheyne designed his plan to take readers through the entire Old Testament once and the New Testament and the Psalms twice during the calendar year. The reading calendar is divided into two columns of readings, the first is labeled Family and the second is labeled Secret. This was based on the premise that each member of the family would spend time in daily private (secret) worship, and the father would lead the entire family in daily family worship. Thus, the readings in the Family column were to be used in the family worship and the readings in the Secret column were to be used in private worship.
We encourage you to make this your practice as well—to return to the old path of daily private and family worship.
