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Dusty Bibles
Several years ago my family and I were driving towards Grand Rapids Michigan on Interstate 96, when we noticed a large billboard with a picture of a Bible on it and the following caption:
DON’T BRUSH IT OFF,
DUST IT OFF!
It made me wonder how many dusty Bibles there are in the homes of Christian young people … and sad to say, some who are not so young! It also made me think of the godly reign of King Josiah, and how, when cleaning up the temple, they found a copy of the Word of God, which seemed to have been lost and forgotten. And how they dusted it off and read it, and there was great blessing as a result.
“And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan. And Shaphan carried the book to the king … Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king” (2 Chronicles 34:15-16,18). Take time to read the whole context, and don’t let your Bible collect dust!
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