at the office early, taking some time with my Saviour.. my study bible has been my companion for the last 17 years, underlined everywhere, notes in the margins.. in it's carrying bag it contains all that is important in my life, pages with meaningful scriptures written out, my testimony written down and letters and notes given to me with encouraging scriptures and such..
lately, over the last 3 years or so, this great bible has been falling apart... the hard cover is totally gone and it is really disintegrating now.. even the leather bag is not functioning properly anymore..
I do have new bibles, but I so far I have not been able to retire this one...
it seems there are so many meaningful entries and reminders of dear moments in there, all that God has taught me through these years has somehow been documented right in there...
at one point in time I started to copy all my notes and underlinings into a new bible... I gave up... I want to stick to my beloved old one... I might get it rebound.. someone said you can do that..
when I leaf through the pages of my old companion I am reminded how God met me in His Word, I am reminded of His faithfulness..
my bible is a reminder of the many times He, through His Word provided me with the needed encouragement, conviction and comfort... in the margins I recorded what it meant to me and I am blessed when I read it again... I will stick to it, I will be loyal and not discard it, it might be old and tattered, but I love it... maybe one day it will be a reminder to my children and their children of who I was and what I stood for... a close and intimate relationship with my Jesus and His Word and a commitment to stick to it and all it stands for...
