I went to the gym this morning and it was fuller than normal and it is not even Januray 1st yet! Every year people dust of their New Year’s resolutions – diet, exercise, finance and the like and are not able to keep them up. Resolutions do tap into something real – a desire to change and get better. That is because we are created for more but we can not get there alone. Grit and determination alone are not enough!

This where the gospel of grace comes in. Real change isn't about trying harder. God isn't impressed by how many pounds you lose or how many miles you run. He's after your heart. The Lord invites you to allow Him to transform you from the inside out. And it’s not instant either, because spiritual growth is more like planting seeds than flipping a switch. But with God's power, real change is possible.

One of the best things you can do is reading the Bible everyday. This year’s Bible reading plan from the Gateway Church is using Murray McCheynes Bible reading plan. He was a church leader in the 19th Century in Dundee. He died young, but one of his legacies is a plan for Bible reading to take readers through the New Testament and Psalms twice a year, and through the rest of the Bible once each year. It’s about four chapters of the Bible a day and will be 20 mins well spent! Grab a drink and a pencil to underline what jumps out at you each day! It starts on Thursday 1st January.

Every day, the readings can drop in your email inbox at 6am – log in and set your privacy settings to receive Bible readings or install our church app and set notifications. Or you can just remember to head to thegatewaychurch.info/bible-readings every day.