I lost my Bible.
I once heard a well known speaker talk about when she decided she didn’t want her Bible, with all of its well worn pages, to become a source of pride for her. So, she gave it away.
A co-worker told me how she felt like God prompted her to give her Bible away to a stranger she was
talking to at Starbucks and she did!
I, on the other hand, will not be giving mine away. I love all the notes I have written covering the pages, the passages I ‘ve highlighted, the names and dates written alongside verses on its tear-stained pages, and even the pages that have fallen out and are stuffed back in. I’m telling you, God Himself would have to come and rip it from my hands and He’d get a fight!
So here I was with my Bible missing, in a near panic, when it hit me:
“For the word of God is living and active and full of power [making it operative, energizing, and effective]. It is sharper than any two-edged sword.” Hebrews 4:12 (Amp)
Alive and active and full of power no matter the source of His Word. I can get the same amazing life-changing experience even if it comes from the cheap, stiff Bible I stole from my church. Or the huge, million page, hardback Bible with four versions side-by-side in my cabinet. Or the family heirloom Bible from the 1800’s that is nine inches tall at my in-laws house. Or on a billboard sign. Or even on my smart phone. Or from a blog my mom writes each day ;)
It’s still His alive, active, and powerful Word. No matter the source.
And, yay! I just found my Beloved Book!