If Words Could Speak...

What if words could speak?  Literally, what if written words could speak audible phrases?  What if books in stores could speak up for themselves when they noticed you or I judging them by their "interesting" or "bland" covers?  (here comes the tough one)  What if that Bible on the shelf could speak...what would it say?  Would it develop asthma because of the layers of dust?  Would it physically ache all over from overuse?  Possibly...would your Bible speak these words:

There's a growing ignorance of what the Bible actually says, these days.  As the song said, people may have Bible quotes tatted on their arms, but there's no actual application or understanding of the words.  Check out this excerpt from Donald Whitney's book, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life:

"In August of 1989 I had the privilege of participating in a mission trip to the bush country of East Africa...I was unprepared for some of my encounters with many of the professing Christians in this equatorial setting.  Lying, stealing, and immorality were common and generally accepted, even among the leadership of the church.  Theological understanding was as scarce as water...

Soon I discovered one of the main reasons this church looked as though it had been started by Corinthian missionaries.  No one had a Bible--not the pastor, not the deacon, no one.  The pastor had only half-a-dozen sermons, all half-baked over the coals of a few Bible-story recollections.  Every sixth week came the same sermon.  The only real contact with Scripture happened with the occasional visit of a missionary...

Most of us shake our heads in pity at such sad conditions.  It's hard to imagine that many of us have more Bibles in our homes than entire churches have in some Third-World situations.  But it's one thing to be unfamiliar with Scripture when you don't own a Bible; it's another thing when you have a bookshelf full."

What's your time worth to you?  What's it worth to me?  I challenge you (and myself), invest time into discovering God in the Scriptures.  It's vital to truly knowing God and living a godly life.  Again, I ask, "What do you value?"  Because God values you.