BOOKMOBILE

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 electronic 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 access 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 the Old Testament and/or some of his own writings.

I'm sure that Paul's pursuit of knowledge was more than intellectual curiosity or entertainment.  It was the pursuit of Christ that drove Paul.  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 Your Son.  Please stir my heart
for this, the greatest of all pursuits, so that I
might grow every closer to You.  Amen.
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To Know Christ is the greatest of all knowledge.

Have a blessed day.
God Our Creator's Love Always
Unity & Peace