19 And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

The Bible is not a book to be taken in hand merely to while away an hour. It is not a novel or a work given simply to interest and amuse. Ten thousand times higher than this is its mission.

The Bible is a message from heaven sent to enlighten and reform—to make us rational and worthy of the place which we hold in the universe as the "offspring" of God.

Is the Bible producing this result in us? If not, we are mere "wasters"—destined to disappear as completely as if we had never been (Job 20:7; Ps. 37:20: 49:20).

Whether the Bible is or is not a success with us is dependent upon the attitude we take in relation to it. Some loll and sleep in its presence, some find in it material for fun and sport, some when face to face with it fume and rage, whilst others try to mutilate and destroy it.

The right stand—the only one if the intended good is to be obtained—is to take the book in hand gratefully, reverently, earnestly, and thoughtfully, as a communication from God, which alone reveals the road to everlasting life and glory.

Our wisdom can be measured by our treatment of the Bible. As to what is right in this matter, let us take our cue from Christ, from Paul, from David, but not from the world, however pious it may profess to be.

The world is not wise—it is wickedly unwise ...Let Christadelphians shun this awful shortcoming. The home should be the stronghold of Bible truth. This was God's wish in relation to Israel, as shown by His law to them (Deut. 11:19).

Let father, mother and children combine to be faithful, and to give God pleasure. Let the Bible be the chief and the most precious object in the home. Let us freely think and talk about it. If we do this, we shall discover that incalculable blessings will follow.

Bro AT Jannaway

The Christadelphian, Jan 1906