Four-wheeled Bible thumper?

It looks so holy, seeing that big study Bible in the car. But appearances are often deceiving.

I’m referring to those Christians who put their Bible in the car so they won’t forget to take it with them to church services on Sunday. The problem with that for some? They “forget” to take the Bible out of the car after church so they can use it during the week.

There the Bible sits, baking in the heat of the car throughout the week. Unused. Unread. But available to be carried into the church building on Sundays, where it’s opened briefly once a week.

People who walk by the car are impressed that someone takes their Bible with them. Some drivers-by feel a little guilty when they see someone else traveling with their Bible.

But again, appearances can be deceptive.

The sad thing for “Bible-in-the-car” Christians is their autos get closer to God’s Word on a daily basis than do the drivers!

Isn’t it time to make the Word of God something more than a dash ornament?

Having a Bible nearby but unused is like sitting next to an oasis while you thirst to death! To really travel through life guided by God’s Word, you have to be in it every day. Isn’t it time to either buy a Bible to put in the car, or take the one in the car out of the vehicle and actually study it, learn it, and live by it?

What are you doing with your Bible: decorating with it, or learning and living it?

Scotty