I sat in my quiet little spot at the bookstore/coffee
house one day just so excited that I had about two hours of uninterrupted time
in the Word. It was one of those days when I had several things to keep me in
town but there was a nice long break in between appointments where I had a
couple of hours of “free” time. Yes, “free” time! What is that you ask?
Well, I had to look up the definition as well
because “free” time doesn’t come by my way very often. Haha! Anyway, two hours
to do what I wanted to do!
Even though the store was quite busy, I nestled
myself at a quiet table, opened my Bible, and bowed my head to thank my sweet
Lord for that precious time. As I lifted my head and glanced around the
room, my heart was drawn to the people sitting all around me. After all, it was
a bookstore so everyone had chosen their reading material as they sat and
sipped their iced beverages. Most people were catching up on the gossip
magazines. You know the magazines that are laced with who is cheating on who? Who
has the best celebrity beach body? what fashion do you need to wear to be
“hip”?...you know the reading material that really feeds your mind. Lol!
But a short moment later, my focus was drawn to a
little lady in the corner with a stack of books on her table. She had a book in
her hand and she was reading so intently that she was even making strong facial
expressions and hand gestures with her free hand. She would laugh, she would
speak aloud when she agreed with what she had just read, and she, at one time,
even began to cry. Wow! What in the world was she reading? It must have
been powerful to get that kind of reaction out of her in a public place. Well,
I couldn’t tell because it was in Spanish so that remains a mystery to me but
she was so engrossed in that book and passionate about its message.
That spoke volumes to me! Reading evokes so
many emotions in us. Have you ever read a book that you just couldn’t put down…a
book that you kept talking about for days? I have! The written word can be such
a powerful thing. But today, my heart was stirred about that amazing Book I had
in my very hands!
I quickly bowed my head again and asked God to
prepare my heart as I opened His Word. No other book can ever be as powerful or
life altering as God’s Holy Word. After all, no other book was written
under the direct inspiration of God’s mighty hand and I was about to dig my
heart and soul in! I prayed that God would give me the passion and
excitement as I read the beautiful promises He wrote for me. I prayed that my
heart would be stirred in such a way that I would leave that bookstore with a
renewed passion to tell others about Him.
Oh, the precious Word of God! Life altering, divinely
inspired, full of grace and truth!
Read the Word today! Pick up those beautiful
pages of scripture and read what God has for YOU!
“All Scripture is
God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in
righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for
every good work.” II Timothy 3:16-17
“In the beginning was
the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1
“Your word is a lamp
to my feet
and a light to my path.” Psalm 119:105
“Open my eyes that I may see
wonderful things in your law.” Psalm
119:18
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