What would happen if we treated our Bible like
we treat our cell phone?
What if we carried it around in our purses or
pockets?
What if we flipped through it several times a
day?
What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot
it?
What if we used it to receive messages from the
text?
What if we treated it like we couldn't live
without it?
What if we gave it to kids as gifts?
What if we used it when we traveled?
What if we used it in case of emergency?
Unlike our cell phone, we don't have to worry
about our Bible being disconnected because Jesus
already paid the bill.
And, no dropped calls!
Yes I thought I
knew my Bible
Reading piecemeal, hit or miss
Now a part of John or Matthew
Then a bit of Genesis
Certain chapters
of Isaiah
Certain Psalms, the twenty-third
First of Proverbs, twelfth of Romans
Yes, I thought I knew the Word.
But I found that
thorough reading
Was a different thing to do
And the way was unfamiliar
When I read my Bible through
You who like to
play at Bible
Dip and dabble here and there
Just before you kneel all weary
Yawning through a hurried prayer.
You who treat this
crown of writings
As you treat no other book
Just a paragraph disjointed
Just a crude impatient look.
Try a worthier
procedure
Try a broad and steady view
You will kneel in awesome wonder
When you read the Bible through.
