MORNING MANNA 11-1-23
THE PRECIOUS BIBLE
“O LORD, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke. Thy 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 15:15–16
William Tyndale had a burning passion to translate the Word of God into the English language so that people could read it for themselves. For this “crime” he was persecuted, forced to leave England and live in exile, and eventually tried and executed. While he was in prison, Tyndale wanted to continue his work on this vital task. He wrote to a supporter, “I entreat your lordship that by the Lord Jesus, if I must remain here for the winter, you would beg the Commissary to be so kind as to send me, from the things of mine which he has, a warmer cap—I feel the cold painfully in my head. Also a warmer cloak, for the one I have is very thin. But most of all I entreat you and implore your kindness to do your best with the Commissary to be so good as to send me my Hebrew Bible, grammar, and dictionary, that I may spend my time in that pursuit.”
Most of us have several Bibles in our homes, in addition to having the Scriptures available on phones, tablets, and laptops. Yet in spite of (or perhaps because of) that ready availability, many believers neglect the Word of God. The Bible that only comes out on Sundays to go to church will have little impact on a life. All of us need regular times of Bible reading and study for ourselves—in addition to the input we receive in church and other settings—to be healthy and growing Christians. Never lose sight of what a great treasure God has given to us in His Word.- copied
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
Humble, Tx
