Oh, that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
Psalm 107:8 (KJV)
I am giving God’s thanks today.
Nothing unusual in that because I am always grateful to my Father God for his loving kindness and tender mercies. But today I am giving him special thanks because it is one year since I achieved my long, long, long-standing dream and published my book.
Whoo hoo!
And I am taking this opportunity to also thank God for something else.
You see, I like to read the entire Bible once a year, and each year I try out a different version. I have so far read the entire Bible in the New Kings James, The Amplified Bible, The Living Bible and The Message. This year I am reading from the New Schofield Reference Edition of the King James’ or Authorised version.
Many of us are mega-blessed to have access to so many different versions of the Bible, and we are especially spoiled, to be able to have so many Christian resources at our fingertips, which aid us in our understanding of God’s Word.
I can remember years ago, hearing about church communities in foreign lands that only had one Bible between them to share with an entire congregation of members.
Can you imagine having to cope with that?
And what about those persecuted Christians who are shut away in a dank dark cell with only portions of the Word of God (which they’ve hopefully memorised), to keep them company?
Recently, during my quiet time I was reading Psalm 107 and was struck by the writer’s lament about the forgetfulness of his people and their ingratitude towards God for his goodness.
It has prompted me to write a thanksgiving post today, so below, I share an extract from my book, Petitions From My Heart, expressing thanks to God for the availability of his Word.
I hope it provides you with food for thought and also inspires thankfulness in your own heart.
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THE HOLY BIBLE
Heavenly Father, I want to thank you for the freedom enjoyed in this nation that allows me to serve and worship you without fear of punitive measures. Thank you for the unrestricted access I have to the Scriptures and other biblical resources.
Lord God I want to thank you for preserving your Word throughout the ages. Thank you for those such as John Wycliffe who translated the Bible into English and William Tyndale, who lost his life making your Word accessible to ordinary people.
Thank you for the many writers, editors and publishers who have used their knowledge, time and effort to compose the various versions available and I also thank you for those who use their language skills to translate your Word.
Finally Lord God, I thank you for the Bible’s ability to cleanse, comfort and encourage me . . . for its ability to instruct and strengthen. May your Word continue to minister grace, healing, hope and peace to your redeemed people and to a broken world.
In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
©Carol Hind
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Have a wonderful weekend!
With love,
Carol (aka Lady Cee)
A Student in His Secret Place (Psalm 91:1)
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Women of Warfare! (WOW!) 
Beautifully written! I love that you’re reading the Bible in different versions. You’ve inspired me to try that, too!
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Wow! Thank you so much for telling me this Michelle. That’s sweet music to my ears. And thanks for reading my post and leaving me your positive encouragement. Much appreciated! 🙂
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