Saturday, August 8, 2009

Excellent things...

I'm sure that Little Bliney agreed with the words from Proverbs 22:20-21:

"Have I not written to you excellent things of counsels and knowledge,
That I may make you know the certainty of the words of truth,
That you may answer words of truth
To those who send to you?"

How incredibility blessed we are to have our Bibles! I cannot imagine trying to be a Christian without having access to the Scriptures.

Just this week I was made aware (again) of the tremendous need for Bibles in China. In an article published in The Voice of the Martyrs newsletter (www.persecution.com) a Christian named "Shi Weihan printed 140,000 Bibles to give away to Christians in China. The government confiscated them all. What was the cost of his free gift? $22,000 fine, 3 years in prison and 2 daughters growing up without a father."

This faithful follower of Christ knows of the "excellent things". It will be interesting to see how Thomas Bliney fits in this interesting and ongoing story.