MOON was a little Korean boy. He longed to have a Bible for his own, but his parents were too poor to buy one.
One day the news came that colporteurs were coming to the village. “The Bible men are coming with many Bibles,” the pastor told Moon. “They will take vegetables and fruit and other things for a Bible if you are not able to pay for one.”
“Now’s my chance,” thought Moon, and he was very happy. “I’ll make a straw rope and trade it for a Bible.” So off he ran in high glee and began to make a straw rope.
He worked from early morn to late at night making his rope. He had made 455 feet by the time the Bible men arrived at the village, a big load for a small boy.
But he presented the rope to the Bible men and received in return a beautiful new Testament. Moon was so happy that tears of joy ran down his face as he clasped the precious Book to his heart. It was his chief treasure.
Oh dear young friends, would it not be wonderful if more of us loved and treasured God’s precious Word like that? Dear Moon was like Jeremiah of old who said, “Thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart.” Jer. 15:1616Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts. (Jeremiah 15:16).
ML-09/29/1974