[The Mayor]

January 30, 2006

The Lost Library

Read:
Isaiah 40:6-8

The grass withers, . . . but the word of our God stands forever. —Isaiah 40:8

Bible In One Year: Exodus 23-24; Matthew 20:1-16

My favorite sections of the local library are history and the periodicals. What about you? Imagine if one Saturday morning you showed up at the library, only to find your favorite books reduced to a pile of ashes.

Centuries ago, that is what happened when thousands of books at the Library of Alexandria caught fire. Alexandria was the place to do research in the ancient world. Then on a fateful day in 47 BC, Julius Caesar set fire to his ships in the Alexandrian harbor to prevent them from falling into enemy hands. The fire soon spread to the docks and the naval arsenal, ultimately destroying 400,000 of the library's precious scrolls.

Such a tragedy shows just how perishable written materials can be. This makes the preservation of our Bible such a marvel. The Word of God has survived book-burnings, riots, revolutions, persecutions, and catastrophes. Yet scholars tell us that the manuscripts have been accurately preserved through millennia of copying.

God inspired the writing of Scripture (2 Timothy 3:16) and has promised to preserve it through the centuries (Isaiah 40:8). Next time you open your Bible, take a moment to reflect on how precious it is, and thank God for keeping it safe for you. —Dennis Fisher

Thank You, Lord, for Your precious Word,
And for its message I have heard;
No other book do I revere,
No other counsel hold so dear. —Hess

Bestsellers come and go, but the Word of God abides forever.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
Can I Really Trust The Bible?

[luvie]

Good evening Mayor. Hope you and your family had a good weekend.

Thanks for our beautiful lesson from God's Word. It is comforting to know that something in this life is Eternal..and that we can be, too, if we are His.

[LadyX]

Only God could have safely preserved His Word to be passed down through the generations.
Think of how it will be when all human beings are able to see Him when He returns!
Every knee will bow in His Presence...

I was always intrigued by the library established at Alexandria by Alexander the Great. It supposedy contained most of all that was known at the time, including things we still do not understand.

One thing I had read was the fact the ship that brought St. Luke, The Physician, across the Mediterranean Sea to Israel, had lights that burned without scorching walls, ceilings, etc.!
Without a source causing heat, could it have been electricity, and the knowledge of that was lost for a long time??!!

[FreeTheHostages]

[.30Carbine]

"Thank You, Lord, for Your precious Word,
And for its message I have heard;
No other book do I revere,
No other counsel hold so dear."


Amen.

[Diver Dave]

Mornin' Yer Honor and all FR's Finest... on Military Monday.

Drive by Salute to our Armed Forces - Past and Present as I head out to sick bay for an MRI study.

[Billie]

Good afternoon, Mayor! Thanks for another Finest Military Monday! Thank you to our troops.

We love you, we appreciate you, we pray for your safety. You are our heroes.