"From a child thou has known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to
make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus."
-2 Timothy 3:14-16
The writer of this is an elderly man. He is a prisoner at Rome. He is
there because he believes in Jesus Christ. All his friends except one
have left him as he awaits trial.
There is a light of faith and friendship in his eyes as he writes to
Timothy, a tired and true co-worker. He is reminded of his early day
when he lived in a faraway, old-fashioned home in the heart of Asia
Minor. There his mother Eunice would guide his little fingers along the
lines of the Holy Scriptures and open to him their blessed meaning.
Timothy as a boy believed. He was a happy boy. Heaven seems close to
the . . .
"From a child thou has known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus."
-2 Timothy 3:14-16
The writer of this is an elderly man. He is a prisoner at Rome. He is there because he believes in Jesus Christ. All his friends except one have left him as he awaits trial.
There is a light of faith and friendship in his eyes as he writes to Timothy, a tired and true co-worker. He is reminded of his early day when he lived in a faraway, old-fashioned home in the heart of Asia Minor. There his mother Eunice would guide his little fingers along the lines of the Holy Scriptures and open to him their blessed meaning.
Timothy as a boy believed. He was a happy boy. Heaven seems close to the child which, under the guidance of faithful parents and teachers, learns to know Jesus as the children's Savior and Friend.
Like Timothy boys and girls will not outgrow the Bible when they become teen-agers. It will satisfy the deep hungers of their heart. It will protect them from the pitfalls which prove disastrous to many. It presents a program of life which is a challenge to Christian hopes and dreams.
Christian friends, down through the years the significance and influence of this Book will widen and deepen. It will provide vision and strength for every experience and task. It will bring light to eventide.
The Bible stands, and it will forever
When the world has passed away;
By inspiration it has been given
All its precepts I will obey
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY - Every important fact of the Bible is meant to be a factor in life.