I was recently in N/E Texas for a week, and one of the things I remember hearing a lot about was Walmart. Mostly good things… bigger than life, carriers of all things, so awesome that small businesses can’t keep up with them (good or bad?), everywhere and in every town, open 24 hours a day, variety, etc.
Actually, I could use a Walmart right now. I remember as a child, hearing a lady from Oklahoma brag about her small town. The point of esteem? The Walmart. It has everything you need in one building: tools, produce, house cleaning, machinery, decor, toys, milk, toiletries, guns, the list goes on and on and on.
But my little Bible is better than Walmart…
- It’s a hammer that shatters (Jeremiah 23:29b)
- It’s a mirror that reveals (James 1:23-24)
- It’s a sword that divides (Hebrews 4:12)
- It’s the milk that nourishes (1 Peter 2:2)
- It’s the water that cleans (Ephesians 5:26)
- It’s the counselor you always wanted (Psalm 119:24)
- It’s a sweet honey that entices (Psalm 119)
- It’s food for the starving (Matthew 4:4)
- It’s a container of real hope (Colossians 1:5)
- It’s God’s revival to your brokenness (Psalm 119:25)
- It’s a lamp shining in a dark place (2 Peter 1:19)
- It’s the source of faith (Romans 10:17)
- It’s powerful (Romans 1:16; 1 Corinthians 1:18; James 1:21)
- It’s living and enduring (1 Peter 1:23)
- It’s the truth that sanctifies (John 17:17; 1 Timothy 4:5)
- It’s the breath of God (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
And I don’t need to drive to Oklahoma to get it…
“The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”—that is, the word of faith which we are preaching” [Romans 10:8]
