Saturday, July 31, 2010

The Bible, hide its word in your heart, you might not have it one day!

" Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee." Psalm 119:11

    Recently I was ask to teach the Wednesday night teen class, with little time to prep, I decided to ask those there some basic stuff about the Bible. I first asked them if they know all the books of the Bible, they knew some of them, but not all. Then I asked what their favorite scripture was, and I was happy to hear some had one while some didn't know have an answer. Then I asked how often they read scripture, sadly they all said they don't read at all, or just when things go bad.
    
   That brought the future to mind. I explained to the teens that one day we may not have a Bible to turn to when we are in times of trouble. Jesus told His disciples that the world would hate those who follow Him. We are already seeing more and more persecution every day. God, Jesus, prayer, and anything holy to God is being taken away or forgotten by those who do not believe in or trust in Him. So it is reasonable to think that one day The Bible will be "outlawed".
   
   So I urged the teens, like I am urging those reading this and myself, to get into The Word and put it in your hearts. God speaks to us through His Word, if we don't have it in our hearts, He can't speak to us. I know I want Him to speak to me...what about you?