BIBLE BLANKIES

Let Your tender mercies

come to me, that I may

live; for Your law is

my delight.

Psalm 119:77

Recently I used a term with some ladies I was teaching in a Bible study and Sunday school setting. I had used the term in the past and that term is the title of this blog.

For any of us who had children and now grand children, we have come to know what a blankie is in the life of little people. With my children, a blankie was just that, usually a child size blanket that would be toted around. The more soiled it became, the more endearing it was. Washing it at times seemed to be on the order of a family tragedy. In our house, blankies were primarily for night or nap times. When not feeling good, a blankie brought comfort. Unfortunately, such an item can become a habit that had to be broken at a reasonable age.

The best blankie that ever came into my life was a Bible blankie. Even today, I don't have just one but at least three others. A Bible blankie is a chapter in God's Word we have come to love and run to. When ill or just feeling low, I know I should read my Bible but just can't dig into a study at that time. I'm grateful for those familiar Bible blankies chapters) I can turn to and be blessed over and over in reading them. I can just curl up with one of those blankies and feel the comfort and warmth as the Holy Spirit teaches me over and over through them.

You probably have one or more Bible blankies but just didn't have a name on them. It's not a soiled blanket or a thumb to chew on... it's the balm of God's Word that has come to be precious, warm and comforting.

Father, You have blessed me over and over with Your precious Word. Thank You for the special times You have comforted me, warmed my spirit during both difficult and even glad times. In Jesus precious name...Amen