Title:  My Bible

Francois Sieberhagen

Our enemies have no reason to gloat over us. We have fallen, but we will rise again. We are in darkness now, but the Lord will give us light.  Micha 7:8

The Bible as the Word of God is the companion of every Christian.  The Bible is the pointer, guide and escort that guides the believer on his path of holiness.

During a visit to Angola I attended a service in Hoje-ya-henda, a suburb in Luanda.  I did not understand much of what was said as my Portuguese is not very good.  But what I did notice was the worn Bible next to the lady that played the drum.  This Bible told the tale of a book that was used regularly.  There were markings next to some of the verses, the cover was missing and the pages were curled.  But this woman carried it to church with so much pride.  This used Bible was important to her and my camera captured the image.

Danie Viviers wrote to me and told me about the role the Bible has played in his own life.  “When you are in the sunset of your life and you page through your underlined Bible, you see the puzzle of your life and only then do you understand the path that the Lord had walked with you,” he wrote.

These days there are many different formats of the Bible available.  From Outreach Bibles to the Bible on cell phone as well as in cyber space.  There isn’t really an excuse for not having a Bible.  Still there are many in our country that do not own their own Bible, simply because they cannot afford a Bible.  It is too expensive.

The Bible Society has just allocated a million rand for Outreach Bibles that will be distributed free of charge to needy Grade 7 learners.  This is an effort to make a difference in these young peoples’ lives.

Hopefully the Bibles will help the youth in times of apostasy and to stand up when faced with temptation.  These Bibles may also reveal to them someday how God has brought light into their lives.

May I ask: “What does your Bible look like?

Prayer: Thank you for your Word God, thank you for letting it be the light on my path.  Amen.