It Is In Writing!

“All this,” said David, “the LORD made me understand in writing, by His hand upon me, all the works of these plans.” 1 Chronicles 28:19

What the Lord gave King David in writing has been preserved for us these many years in what we call the Holy Bible. Histories, prophecies, and psalms have survived thousands of years since David's time, and today we can give thanks for the word of God.

I stagger a bit mentally to think of how many men and women throughout the centuries worked to preserve the Bible. Many of us could with the expenditure of a bit of paper, toner or ink, and time, print out the text of the Bible in a short time. Back in the day though, those 783,137 words were copied by hand writing each and every one of them. Not many homes in that day had a full copy of the Bible! If that much paper and ink is not on hand for your printer (mine is out of toner), a few moments on any of several web sites can have a new Bible on the way to your home. If no money is on hand, a quick call to a local church or the Gideon's ministry should produce a Bible for any of us at almost any time. But no! we are back in time with Brother Bubba the monk, and the abbot hands him an authorized copy of the Bible and points to a writing desk with quill pen and ink pot. 783,137 hand-written words later, Bubba has his copy of the King James Bible (and a much stronger writing hand). Yes, I think we can give thanks for the availability of the Word of God in our age.

Invite God to your Thanksgiving feast as the guest of honor. He has made us understand in His Word, and praise God that we don't have to write it out by hand to get a copy!

Bucky