“Did our hearts burn within us as He talked to us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us” (Luke 24:32).
The story is told of a missionary’s gift of a Bible to a native on a remote island where the Bible was unheard of. In the missionary’s words:
I was very gratified at the native’s expression of gratitude for the gift. He just couldn’t thank me enough. Consequently, I was puzzled when I next saw him a few months later and he showed me the Bible which was now battered and torn. “I thought you would take better care of the Bible I gave you,” I scolded. “I assumed you really wanted it and would treasure it.” To…
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