The other afternoon while visiting with some precious women in Christ, I noticed a Bible laying on a desk nearby. This Bible looked as if it had been read before. It was not new and it's cover was bent from where it had been opened and bent back. But the thing that caught my eye was the dust that had begun to gather on it.
Dusty Bibles......It made me think of how often my Bible has sat alone on a shelf or ridden in my purse or car, unopen and forgotten.
This week a friend reminded me of a Psalms that I needed to read to help me through some hurt and pain. What a comfort God's Holy Word is to those of us who read it! I am disappointed with myself for not spending more time in His Word. The words from the Psalms brought such comfort and reassurance this week.
God's words were given to us by Him to guide us, teach us, repremand us, and save us. These are GOD's words! Holy and divine and given to us, yet we choose to leave it laying by the side while we indulge our minds in man's versions of life through television and movies. We read books that do not encourage or edifiy us in to living for Him. We pay for worldliness to be beamed in to our homes to dull our senses to the evil of this world. We look for entertainment that does not only entertain, but takes us a step away from the holiness we are called to be near.
Dusty Bibles.....If we opened them and let God speak to us through them what would be different in our lives? Would there be less bickering and more understanding? Would there be more love and less judgement? Maybe our hearts would soften and we would forgive more readily. Maybe we would guard our tongues and bridle them before we let harsh words hurt others. Maybe we would learn to listen more than we speak.
Would we learn to be slow to anger and quick to forgive? Could we become better children and learn the value of honoring our fathers and mothers? Maybe we could become better parents from the example of a father that our Heavenly Father has set before us. Would pride be abolished and humbleness grow? What about our marriages? Would they grow and be strengthened? Maybe we would treat our spouse as Christ treats His church. Maybe the marriage bed would be honored and protected.
Dusty Bibles.....What would happen to our church if we dusted them off, opened them, and really let God's words make a mark on our hearts? I think, we would be the church that Christ meant for us to be and God would be glorified. I'm dusting off my Bible, opening it, and letting God be my compass. My life needs direction and with God's words as my guide, I know my feet will be steady and my path be lighted.
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For many years, my Bible sat dusty and unread....then one day when I was depressed I opened it up. As I read my Bible more and more it became finally...important. It became my guide. So I decided it needed a cover. I bought it the most beautiful read leather and silver cover. 2 years later after buying the cover...it has been read so many times it never has a chance to get dusty. I sleep with it in my bed, read God's word when I wake up, and when I sleep, and when I am even feeling cheesy, I will hug it and tell God how much I love Him. As I am in Seattle, my Bible has made the trip with me...sitting right here less than 12 inches waiting for me....Over 18 years My Bible, Gods Word, has become the most valuable thing in my life.....
Yet again Denise..an excellent blog with so much depth behind it.
Your writting is beautiful and from the heart.
Denise,
I love this and agree with you. When I take time to read I'm blessed with peace and understanding and don't feel nearly as alone. God is going to bless your searching and willingness to be changed into his likeness. Hang in there and keep writing I love to read! You are precious to me:)
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