It's so amazingly refreshing to hear the words of the Savior! I know I kept feeling like I've heard all these words before preached to me throughout my years in the church, but it's just so refreshing (I can't stop using this word) to read through these words from beginning to end. Not only that but after reading through Matthew and Mark before this, since a lot of the stories and language used are similar if not the same, it helps to cement them in. My prayer is that the Spirit will continue to remind me of these words long after I've moved on to other parts of the scriptures.
As it is, after reading through a lot of the Law and the OT, a lot of Jesus' words are ringing familiarity. I will read something and be like, "Now where have I heard that before? Oh yeah! That was in Numbers!" Without a study Bible it's kind of been nice to remember for oneself and not have to have someone else tell you where to find things and what to think about them. However, I have used Biblegateway to find exact pieces.
I realized somewhere in the middle of Luke that I've never read through this entire book before. A lot of things I attested to Luke were actually in Matthew. There were stories and verses that surprised me in here; I had either never heard them before or had not read them in the NLT version.
On to John. I'm excited because I relate more with John's Gospel than the others. It reads more as a narrative and life guide than a history book.
