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18…OUR PRECIOUS GIFT

Good morning! The other day I had the privilege of meeting the daughter of some friends of mine. During our conversation, I learned that she had worked at a florist. My friend was bragging on the beautiful bows that her daughter could make. I told them that I had been trying to make a big bow with long streamers on each side of it for the lantern in my entryway. No matter what I tried with the bows, they all looked like a wet noodle. Come to find out, as the daughter told me, I wasn’t using the right kind of ribbon. What I needed was to have wire in the ribbon which will hold the shape of the bow instead of it being droopy like all my initial attempts were. Good to know!

Having the right supplies makes a job easier. The same is true in our Christian walk. We are all called to share the good news of Jesus Christ but what supplies are we using to help us with that job? There are lots of things we could use but our best and number one source should be the Bible. God’s words supply us with everything we could ever need.

Where prayer is our direct line TO God, the Bible is our direct line of communication FROM God. Throughout His Word we learn about His character, what He requires from us, and how to live a life that honors Him. But it’s not enough to just hear or read the Word of God. We must obey it, just like Jesus said in Luke 11:28, “...blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.”

We are a blessed people to have access to Bibles. Those in other countries around the world don’t always have this freedom. My prayer for us is that we would never take for granted the fact that we are able to freely have and use the Word of God.

Lord, help us to cherish the precious gift of Your words found in the Bible. Let us not take for granted what people in other parts of the world don’t have access to. Amen.