If you asked me a year ago where I had my Bible, I’d guess it was in one of two places.
My Bible may be inside my night stand.
Or it may be on the book shelf.
I didn’t really need it.
They always have extra copies at church, right?
I could just borrow one of those for the 3-minute lesson during the Sunday service.
That’s why we have a Bible, isn’t it?
After all, the preachers are the ones who read the Bible for us.
Isn’t it enough that I got dressed up on my day off, and spent an hour in a church pew on Sunday?
God will be impressed, right?
I dusted off my Bible.
After recognizing how fruitless my life had become, I decided to try Christianity beyond Sunday.
My first step was to find my Bible, and then I did something alone…
(Gasp) I opened it.
Then I started to read it.
And I wasn’t even at church where someone could see me!
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. (1 Peter 1:23)
I put my Bible in the way.
Rather than simply reading the Bible regularly, and then returning it to its rightful spot on the shelf, I put it in the way.
I left it open and put it in the way of my everyday path.
I put it where I couldn’t miss it.
I put where it would interrupt my busy schedule.
I left it open on the dining room table.
I put it the way of my life.
The Bible stays open.
Now I leave it open for my entire family.
Today, it was left on Psalm 91.
The same song for strength another Brother I know recites everyday.
A poem that strengthened my spirit during a difficult week.
I can’t wait for my Bible to be in the way tomorrow.
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What is your experience reading the Bible?
How does the Word stay part of your everyday life?
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I also have a Bible – the paper kind. But sadly it hasn’t been opened in years. Why? Because of the new technology, I have apps for my iPad and iPhone that I can feast upon the word daily.
Good post!
Thanks Rick. I’m with you brother. I love the Holy Bible on my iPhone as well (YouVersion). But nothing can replace the weight of the real book (literally and figuratively) in my hands.
Now that I have joined the ranks of full-time Christianity back in 2005,I carry my “sword” with me (the paper version)… and oh yeah my glasses!
Jeremiah 24:7 ‘Then I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God, for they shall return to Me with their whole heart.
Thank you Dawn for sharing. My glasses come in handy too
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I always loved the quote,”a Bible that is falling apart, belongs to someone who’s not!”
That’s a great quote Bernie! I love it.