3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. 3:6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. 3:7 Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD, and turn away from evil. 3:8 It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones. That is one of my favorite Scripture's. Here is a little something I found in a Gideons Bible. My absolute delight will be that it baths you in encouragement and blesses your heart as it did mine. THE BIBLE contains the mind of God, the state of man, the way of salvation, the doom of sinners, and the happiness of believers. Its doctrines are holy, its precepts are binding, its histories are true, and decisions are immutable. Read it to be wise, believe it to be safe and practice it to be holy. It contains light to direct you, food to support you, and comfort to cheer you. It is the traveler's map, the pilgrim's staff, the piolet's compass, the soldier's sword and the Christian's charter. Here Paradise is restored, Heaven opened, and the gates of hell disclosed. CHRIST is its grand subject, our good the design, and the glory of God its end. It should fill the memory, rule the heart, and guide the feet. Read it slowly, frequently, and prayerfully. It is a mine of wealth, a paradise of glory, and a river of pleasure. It is given you in life, will be opened at the judgment, and be remembered forever. It involves the highest responsibility, will reward the greatest labor, and will condemn all who trifle with its sacred contents. |