Coal Basket Ps119: 11 #nightlight #RTTBROS
Psalm 119:11 says "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee." This verse reminds us that memorizing and meditating on God's Word keeps us from sin.
Little Johnny was visiting his grandfather on summer vacation. One day grandpa was reading his Bible like he did every morning. "Haven't you read that book front to back yet?" Johnny asked. Grandpa chuckled, "Come here, I want to show you something."
He took a coal basket and had Johnny fill it with water from the creek. Of course, all the water drained out through the loose weave. "Now do it again but faster," said grandpa. Johnny ran and filled the basket, but the water leaked out just the same. After a third try, grandpa asked "What happened to the basket?" Johnny replied, "Well the water didn't stay in, but the basket sure got clean!"
Grandpa smiled and said "It's like that with reading the Bible. We may have trouble retaining it all, but meditating on God's word has a way of cleaning out the clutter in our lives." As Gypsy Smith said, "It isn't how many times you've been through the Bible, but how many times the Bible has been through you."
The more we read Scripture, the more it washes over us like water through a basket, rinsing away the sin and dust of the world. The psalmist said he hid God's word in his heart to keep from sinning. As Adrian Rogers explained, "The Bible is a cleansing agent and will clean up your life." May we eagerly soak up its life-changing power every day!
The Bible renews our minds and transforms us as we soak in its inspiration. Drinking deeply of Scripture keeps the spiritual basket of our soul cleansed. Then we can carry the refreshing water of God's wisdom to quench the thirsty hearts around us.
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