10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; 11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: 12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things; 13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; 14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; 15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths: Proverbs 2:10-15 (KJV)
This afternoon I took my youngest grandson Bible shopping at our local Christian bookstore. He excitedly kept telling me about what new Bible he wanted. I had given an ESV Study Bible to his older brother for Christmas this past year. He kept hinting that he wanted something like that, but then again, he really liked reading his other grandparent’s KJV bibles so I told him when we got there that I was going to look for a specific book by A.W. Tozer and he could browse the Bible section while I did that….
I found the book I was looking for and then I saw my grandson excitedly approaching me with a hard-back Bible in his hand. He said, “Poppy, I found a 1611 King James and this is perfect for me!” He is 12 years old and will be 13 in January. He received Jesus as his personal savior a few months ago and was Baptized right after that. He is very serious about his walk and I can see the marks of the Holy Spirit working on this young man’s heart. Even though cultural Christianity is putting pressure on him and his friends, he sees the real deal in his parents and grand parents and that is what he wants. <Continue reading post>