A Story I Recently Read Reminds Of One Other ...

A story I recently read reminds of one other thing we can do with God’s Word. A missionary in Africa gave a Bible to a local tribesman. The man hugged it. He expressed great appreciation for the precious gift.

A few days later, the missionary saw the same man again. To his dismay, the Bible looked like it had been used as a soccer ball. It was falling apart. Pages were missing. The book was in shreds. The missionary asked, "What happened? I thought you considered your Bible a treasured possession."

The man replied. "It is! It is the finest gift I have ever received. It is so precious that I tore a page out and gave it to my mother. Then I gave one to my father. And I tore out another page and gave it to my wife. Finally, I gave a page to everybody who lives in my village."