Oct 2.97: Light For The Day - "Mary's Bible"

Christians should store the Bible in their heart
instead of on the self. - Anon.

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Psalm 119:47 (TEV):
"I find pleasure in obeying your commands,
because I love them."

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"Mary'S Bible"

When Mary Jones was 10 years old, she began
saving money for something special she wanted
to buy. She babysat, tended neighbors' gardens,
and sold eggs from her own chickens. By the time
she was 16, she had accumulated enough money
to get what she so desperately wanted.

Was it a new car? A fresh wardrobe? A Nintendo? 
No, Mary Jones was 16 in the year 1800, and what
she had been saving for was a Bible. But there was
no place to buy one in the tiny Welsh village where
she lived, so she walked to Bala -- 25 miles away.
There Rev. Thomas Charles had one Bible left to sell,
and after some convincing, Mary talked him into
selling it to her.

Because of Mary's hunger for the Bible, Rev. Charles
and others began discussing the need of making the
Scriptures more readily available. The British and
Foreign Bible Society was started, and during the
next 100 years it distributed more than 200 million
copies of God's Word worldwide. 

To Mary, nothing was more important than the Bible,
and her persistence paid huge spiritual dividends.

Do we treasure God's Words as much? How often do
we even walk across the room to pick up the Bible
and read it?

Lord, help us to cherish Your Word.

- J. David Branon

Cling to the Bible--this wonderful treasure
Brings life eternal and saves fallen man;
Surely its value no mortal can measure--
Seek for its blessing, O soul, while you can. 
- Anon.

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"Powerful people attack me unjustly,
but I respect your law.
How happy I am because of your promises
as happy as someone who finds rich treasure.
Those who love your law have perfect security,
and there is nothing that can make them fall."
- Psalms 119:161-162, 165 (TEV)

"I long for thy salvation, O LORD,
and thy law is my delight." - Psalm 119:174 (RSV):



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