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Monday, November 30, 2009

Don’t Neglect God’s Book

 

For many years the Bible has been the best selling book, not only in America, but in every country where God's word is allowed to have free run.  Non-profit organizations such as the American Bible Society have devoted untold man hours, and millions of dollars to see to it that the Bible is made available to anyone and everyone who desires to feed on the Book of books.  The fact is, the Bible is the most widely printed, the most sought after, and the most influential book the world has ever had the blessed privilege of reading. The Bible is, without doubt, the greatest book ever written. 

 

Consisting of 66 books, it stands as a monumental representation of heaven's love for mankind.  From the moment that God's word has gone forth to man, Satan has scrutinized, criticized, de-emphasized and sought to minimize the Holy word.  Critics have assailed its "contradictions" and "inconsistencies."  But the honest seeker knows that all such attempts to find fault with Scripture are mere subterfuge, and a whistling in the wind.  The Bible has survived the onslaught of critics, and the more scrutiny and examination the Bible receives, the more it shines.  It has withstood the hammers of infidelity, and weathered the howling winds of higher criticism.  While history books become outdated, and science books re-edited, the Bible remains as fresh today as when it was written and needs no addition, subtraction, or rewriting.  So long as men hunger and thirst after righteousness, the Bible will find a place in their hearts.

 

Have you ever thought of the amazing availability of Scripture in our modern age?  We have ready access to God's word, in print, and on the internet.  Software is available for those who prefer studying at the keyboard of a computer that provides dozens of translations, dictionaries, commentaries, maps, illustrations, and study helps.   I have on my personal laptop four Bible software programs, two of which are absolutely free.  At the click of a button I can look up words, search the meaning of the original Hebrew and Greek words, consult the wisdom of brethren who blazed the trail in our country in order to restore the church of the New Testament and provide generations to follow a sound and solid footing in the word, and scour the internet for literally thousands of websites and blogs by faithful brethren.  What an amazing age we live in!  And yet, sadly, far too many saints still neglect their sacred responsibility and privilege of studying the word.  In a time when our world needs a strong church to counteract the onslaught of the devil, it seems that we are the weakest we have been in decades; all because of negligence and apathy on the part of members of the Lord's body.  Some years ago I came across the following poem that addresses the problem of which I speak:

 

"UNREAD"

by Cleah Boaz

 

I am a Bible proudly displayed

     for all the world to see.

With my leather cover and gilded pages

     I am open at Psalm 23.

 

But no one ever picks me up

     and lovingly turns a page,

And the place that is open at Psalm 23

     is growing brittle with age.

 

I am a Bible proudly displayed

     On a beautifully carved teak stand.

But no one ever reads the words

     that were penned by an inspired hand.

 

My owner thinks my presence

     is his ticket to Paradise,

But he has never consulted me

     or heeded my advice.

 

I am a Bible proudly displayed

     open but never read.

My owner's soul will starve to death

     for lack of its daily bread.

 

--by Tom Wacaster

 

 

 

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