Thoought for Friday, May 17th

May 17, 2013

A Few Words About The Bible

  Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

 Psalms 119:105

“What glory gilds the sacred page,

Majestic like the sun!

It gives a light to ev’ry age,

It gives, but borrows none.”

-          Cowper

The Bible remains one of the oldest: most published books in the history of humankind.  It’s contents are timeless and it’s words and purposes are to inspire, encourage, instruct, correct and facilitate the birth and development of a life in Christ.

Of this book, Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll (a.k.a. Amos and Andy) have said, “The Book, the Bible, more than any other piece of literature in the history of mankind, is an everlasting wellspring if inspiration, a source of hope and a promise of reward in the hereafter for faith and charity exercised during mortal existence.”

An article printed in the publication “In a Nutshell” put it this way: “There is a big difference in the books that men make and the Book that makes men.”

God’s word, The Bible, is a source and resource of all that humankind needs to face whatever life may bring.  But for it to be of use and to fulfill the purpose for which it is intended it must first be read and then embraced by those who need what It has to offer.

W. B. Knight said it this way: “The best repository for the Bible is a warm, glowing, grateful heart.”

God has made His word, His wisdom, His instruction and His help available to us: what we do with it is up to us.

Someone once said; “Men do not reject the Bible because it contradicts itself, but because it contradicts them.” – Anonymous

Another unknown source stated this about the Bible: “The Bible is always a new book to those best acquainted with it.”

God has inspired and preserved His word for us down through the ages.  Maybe the best things we can do with it is to heed Paul’s instructions to Timothy:

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

-          2 Timothy 2:15

Prayer:

Father, keep me in Your Word: so Your Word can keep me where You want me to be.