Yesterday I went to Starbucks to get inspiration. For some reason when I am at Starbucks my mind kicks into gear and the Lord really speaks to me as I prepare sermons. When I arrived I found a table and set my Bible and backpack on it before walking up to order a drink.
As I wait in line I keep looking over at my table, where an 8-year-old boy keeps hovering and staring at my Bible. I smile at him while I wonder what he is doing by my stuff. He then opens the Bible up, looks at me, then closes it...realizing he got caught. But he stays close, touching it one more time before his mom comes by with is hot chocolate.
When the boy was hovering around my table, I was worried. What is this boy going to do? Where are his parents? It is just a book...why is he so interested?
When I walked back to the table with my coffee I looked at the Bible on the table and it hit me. This boy was not just getting into whatever he saw...he was curious to see something he had never seen. Leather cover, gold edges, and a bookmark ribbon. This wasn't a normal book! Of course he was curious, because books don't usually shine gold. My heart sank.
How young was I when I saw my first Bible? I don't even remember...I grew up knowing what a Bible was and looked like. This boy, on the other hand, probably had never even seen one. It is not his fault that his parents don't believe and have a Bible...but it is his reality.
This Thanksgiving, really think about how blessed you are. To be able to hold the word of God in your hands, to read it, to be changed by it, and to pass those wonderful truths on to your kids. To know and love God is the greatest gift we have been given.
I am often overwhelmed with how good God is towards me, and I can't help but ask, why? The list of my sins is great, but God's mercy and grace are far greater! Celebrate that this Thanksgiving!
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