A YOUNG Christian, who loved his Bible, was nevertheless very reluctant to confess the Lord Jesus Christ before his companions.’ One day he was on his way to a Bible-reading, when he suddenly saw that he was approaching a knot of his acquaintances. His first impulse was to hide his Bible, which he was carrying in his hand, and he slipped it into his coat pocket before joining them. One of them noticed the unusually swollen pocket, and called attention to it. Unable to conceal it any longer, he brought out his Bible and confessed that he was going to a meeting to read the word of God.
There is only one place where the word of God should be hid. The Psalmist said, “Thy word have I hid in my heart.” Psalm 119:1111Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. (Psalm 119:11).
Oh, let us cherish it. We shall find it food for our souls, a lamp to our feet, and a light to our path.
“O my God, I trust in Thee: let me not be ashamed.” Ps. 25:2.
ML 01/18/1903