November 28th Bookmobile READ: Philippians: 3:7-14 That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death. Philippians 3:10 Before the electric gadgets and distractions of today, the long summer days of my boyhood were brightened each week when the bookmobile arrived. It was a bus lined with book-filled shelves that were transported from the regional library to neighborhoods so that those without transportation could borrow them. Because of the bookmobile, I spent many a happy summer day reading books that would otherwise have been inaccessible. To this day, I am thankful for the love of books that the bookmobile fostered in me. Some Bible scholars say that the apostle Paul had a love of books and studied them till the end of his life. He wrote in his final letter, “Bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas when you come-and the books, especially the parchments” (2 Timothy 4:13). The books he was asking for could very well have been Old Testament and/or some of his own writings. Paul’s pursuit of knowledge was more than intellectual curiosity. It was the pursuit of Christ that drove him. His goal: “That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death” (Philippians 3:10). I pray that this same pursuit will drive us today. (Bill Crowder) Heavenly Father, give me a passionate desire to know you and you Son. Please stir my heart for this, the greatest of all pursuits, so that I might grow ever closer to you. To know Christ is the greatest of all knowledge. https://youtube/watch?v=A-hdGoslIks
Posted on: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 01:24:11 +0000
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