". . . give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies." Psalm 119:125
The Bible is the only eternal Book, and it shall never perish. How important then to know what it contains. David prayed, "Give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies." But you cannot know it - unless you read it. Have you done so? In my notebook I came upon the following paragraph from an unknown author, which I pass on to you:
"The Bible is our greatest national asset, the masterpiece of God. It comes to us drenched in the tears of millions of contritions, worn with the fingers of the saints of the ages, expounded by the greatest intellects, and stained with the blood of the martyrs. It is the fountain in which dying believers cooled their hot faces, the pillow on which saints of all ages have rested their heads. It breaks the fetters of the slave, takes the heat out of life's fierce fever, the pain out of parting, the sting out of death, and the gloom out of the grave.
"The Bible is the old-time Book, the new-time Book, the all-time Book. It will demonstrate its own character and its own power. This is the Rock of all ages, and they who build upon it are as eternal as God. The Name of Jesus, the Supreme Personality, the center of the world's desire, is on every page in one form or another. Pierce the Book anywhere, and it bleeds with His priceless blood, shed for our redemption. The divine Book has all the answers to man's every need. To find them is our greatest privilege and opportunity."
In the Scripture for today (Psalm 119) David says that the Word teaches, gives understanding, directs, cleanses, establishes, turns us and quickens us. The importance of this Book outweighs all others!
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