One busy Saturday evening a young man was walking the street of a country town, when these words, spoken by an open-air preacher, arrested his attention: “Have you a Bible? If not, buy one, and go home and read it.”
The young fellow listened to God’s voice, through His servant, and bought a Bible. The divine letter of God’s love to lost man was the means of bringing him to his Saviour, who still says,
Another copy of God’s Word was destined to bring eternal happiness to its reader, who is now used of God to bring others to a saving knowledge of Christ. A little girl gave her playfellow a Bible on her birthday. It was treasured by the recipient, who, after she married, took it out to India with her. A page came out, and this was being kept by her until she returned, and could have the Bible round, but in the meantime God had His purposes for His Word, which He says shall not return unto Him void.
While the lady was away upon the hills, her husband, who had at the time no hope, and was without God in the world, saw it and this sacred page was the means of his conversion.
The third true anecdote is of a girl who had always been brought up to read her Bible every day, but after she had been married a little time, and had many things to occupy her, thought she should give up doing so, but this was not to be so. God inclined her heart to continue reading His message of love, and one day, when she was reading the Epistle of Ephesians, He himself showed her that Christ was her Saviour, and ever since then, which is a good many years ago, she has been rejoicing in the finished work of Christ alone for her salvation.
Nothing in this world is certain; but eternity draws near. Why trouble so much about the things of this life, which may end any moment? It is Satan’s temptation to occupy us with this world’s riches, cares, and sorrows; but surely God is calling louder than ever to us to turn to Him.
Everlasting peace He gives to those who trust in Jesus; and how can we doubt such a Saviour, who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life? By all means read your Bible.
Hear what the great apostle Paul wrote to Timothy: “Continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; and that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus” 2 Timothy. 3:14, 15.
What an honored place the Word of God has! Read it, my reader, and may God bless you with His blessing in so doing.
ML 04/19/1931