What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?
Psalm 119:11 I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:12 I praise you, O Lord; teach me your decrees (ordinance).
What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?
Hosea 14:1 Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for your sins have brought you down.
Hosea 14:2 Bring your confessions, and return to the Lord. Say to him, “Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us, so that we may offer you our praises.
What if we flipped through it several times a day?
Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me.
Matthew 16:25 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.
Matthew 16:26 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?
What if we used it to receive messages from the text?
John 17:17 Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.
John 17:18 Just as you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world.
What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it?
John 6:63 The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
John 6:64 But some of you do not believe me.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning which ones didn’t believe, and he knew who would betray him.)
John 6:65 Then he said, “That is why I said that people can’t come to me unless the Father gives them to me.”
John 6:66 At this point many of his disciples turned away and deserted him.
John 6:67 Then Jesus turned to the Twelve and asked, “Are you also going to leave?”
John 6:68 Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life.
What if we gave it to kids as gifts?
Galatians 3:26 For you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:27 And all who have been united with Christ in baptism have put on Christ, like putting on new clothes.
What if we used it as we traveled?
Matthew 22:9 Now go out to the street corners and invite everyone you see.’
Matthew 22:10 So the servants brought in everyone they could find, good and bad alike, and the banquet hall was filled with guests.
What if we used it in case of an emergency?
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3:6 Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.
This is something to make you go...hmmm…… to say where is my Bible?
Oh, and one more thing. Unlike our cell phone, we don't ever have to worry about our Bible being disconnected because Jesus already paid the bill!