Encouraged by my Wife’s Torn Up Bible

Recently I experienced somewhat of an emotional and spiritual combustion.  My wife showed me how her Bible was falling apart.  She had been reading this particular Bible since 2004 and now the binding was falling apart and threatening to come completely undone.

I remembered that Crossway guarantees their leather and tru-tone ESV Bibles so I dropped them a note and confirmed this.  In a few days she had a brand new Bible free of charge. (major props to Crossway)

I was thankful and thrilled as I started thinking about all the days of reading, chewing, and thinking on the Scriptures that have led to this destruction.  My wife’s steady Bible work was, at that moment, very attractive.  Think about the accumulative effect of the daily intake of the Word.  God steadily and continually reforms and conforms the minds of his saints by his powerful Word so that we might think his thoughts after him.  What a privilege it is to be confronted and consoled with the divine Word.

We are so fortunate to live in a time where we have such ready access to the Scriptures.  God is so kind and good to give us such blessed resources.

And God is so kind to work so powerfully in my wife’s life as she feasts at the table of God.

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5 Responses to “Encouraged by my Wife’s Torn Up Bible”

1. shepherdsteve says:

   April 29, 2009 at 9:16 am

   Props to you for honoring your wife!! I appreciate your humility and willingness to not let this blog become an egocentric platform.
2. Erik K. says:

   April 29, 2009 at 7:58 pm

   Great post Erik. I’ve made it a habit to look at others Bibles in church, Sunday school, home group, or wherever people are holding onto theirs. Some have duck tape, some coffee stains, some curled up edges, some are falling apart, however, the most intriguing aspect about these well worn Bibles is the history that it has with the person who owns it. May we all “wear out” our Bible’s like your wife did over time (and then get a brand new one for free!).
3. Sal says:

   April 30, 2009 at 12:08 pm

   It is great to know that a wife and mother is so deep in the word as to wear out her bible. I hope one day that I can indeed wear out a bible of my own, my wife can wear out her bible and my sons and daughter can wear out their bible. I am sure that was a great joy in your heart. Thank you for sharing.
4. Jim Peet says:

   April 30, 2009 at 8:52 pm

   Nice post!
5. Stephen C. says:

   May 4, 2009 at 2:40 pm

   A Bible that’s falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn’t.