About Bibles and more

I always have a spare bible in the car because I never know when I have the chance to bless someone with it. In the last three years, I had the privilege of giving away 5 bibles to friends who did not own one but who were interested in knowing more about God/Christianity/new believers.

A dear friend, knowing that I needed a spare new bible having just given one away about a few months ago, got  me one brand new one and insisted that I do not pay her. That's kind. Not that I am complaining, but it did get expensive especially last year when I was on half pay. 

While I was repacking the car today, I saw another second hand bible King James version. I exchanged a brand new NIV version with this new believer about a year ago. It was given to her by the security guard at her workplace. kJVs are not easily understood especially to new believers who do not have a strong command of the language. But the language is beautiful. So shakespearish.

Now that my friend has blessed me with the brand new bible, I decided to take the kjV bible out to the beach and after spending some time reading it, left it at a bench at the park. Praying that someone will pick it up and be blessed by it. I don't like to give second hand goods as gifts though my ex domestic helper was extremely estastic when I gave her my bible before she left us. I didn't have a brand new bible then but had felt a strong prompting to give my bible to her. She said that was her first bible. My heart broke then and I was upset with myself for not doing more in the two years she was with us.

While reading 1 and 2 Peters this morning (after learning from another dear friend that these were the letters that he wrote when he was in prison), several passages spoke to me.

1 Peter 2.

9 But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

18 Servants, [be] subject to [your] masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

19 For this [is] thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.

20 For what glory [is it], if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer [for it], ye take it patiently, this [is] acceptable with God.

21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed [himself] to him that judgeth righteously:
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