Devotional-----Worn Out----From Daily Bread

I have grown past wearing out my bible and have begin to use many other resources like Books about the life of the apostles and the days of the roman empire. History of jews and history of the bible transmission. learning hebrew to better understand what they meant in the bible rather than making my plays on translations which can only encompass a single meaning of the untranslated word...

"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard."
Ecclesiastes 9:16

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F1rehawk General Posts: 104 (1/13/01 1:52 am) Reply	Devotional-----Worn Out----From Daily Bread Worn Out Read: Psalm 119:65-72 65 Do good to your servant according to your word, O LORD. 66 Teach me knowledge and good judgment, for I believe in your commands. 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word. 68 You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees. 69 Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep your precepts with all my heart. 70 Their hearts are callous and unfeeling, but I delight in your law. 71 It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees. 72 The law from your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold. The New International Version, (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House) 1984. You have dealt well with Your servant, O Lord, according to Your Word. --Psalm 119:65 I'll always remember the Bible teacher who held up his well-worn Bible and said, "Every believer should wreck a copy of the Bible every 10 years." In other words, we should use our Bibles so much that they gradually wear out. His challenge also reminds me of the saying: "A Bible that's falling apart is usually owned by someone who isn't!" This certainly became true for me. I'm not proud of the years when my Bible was considerably under-used. During that time, I was falling apart instead of my Bible. Amazingly, God used my condition as a means of whetting my appetite for His Word. One day I sensed that God was reminding me that His Word is full of truth that works. From that point on, I desired to put those truths into action in my life. For me, the Bible was no longer just a guilt producer and a dust collector. Little by little, as I read it, digested it, and underlined key phrases, my Bible began falling apart instead of me! In the margin of many pages in D. L. Moody's Bible, he wrote the letters T and P, meaning "Tried and Proved." He had put into practice passages from God's Word, proving that they work. You too can try and prove God's wonder-working Word. --JEY My Bible--worn from years of fingered use, Penciled margins, verses underlined, With edges frayed and many pages loose-- Shows where God impressed my heart and mind. --F. Hess The Bible is meant to be bread for daily use, not cake for special occasions.
dnoyeB Lance Corporal Posts: 64 (2/20/01 9:58 am) Reply	Re: Devotional-----Worn Out----From Daily Bread I have grown past wearing out my bible and have begin to use many other resources like Books about the life of the apostles and the days of the roman empire. History of jews and history of the bible transmission. learning hebrew to better understand what they meant in the bible rather than making my plays on translations which can only encompass a single meaning of the untranslated word... "Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard." Ecclesiastes 9:16

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