Where Would You Keep a Dollar?

by - 7:06 PM


Today, as I was sitting in church, I was flipping through the pages of my old bible.  To my surprise, a dollar bill almost fell out.  
This definitely caught my attention as I thought to myself:
How and where did this come from?
I turned the pages a little more to reveal the entire dollar bill and it's location.  It's cozy little home was in the book of 1 Corinthians where Paul is writing to the church in Corinth giving advice to the problems they were encountering.
That's when I remembered the reasoning behind this:  
If someone were to pick up my Bible, flip through the pages, looking for something, what would I want them to find?
That's why the dollar bill is there, to draw attention to a specific passage in my Bible.
1 Corinthians 9:19-23
Though I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.  To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews.  To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law.  To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God's law but am under Christ's law), so as to win those not having the law.  To the weak I became weak, to win the weak.  I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some.  I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in it's blessings.  
This is what I want people to find underlined in my Bible.  This is one of the many truths that I find SO VERY IMPORTANT.  This is what I try so hard to do, but fail to achieve so often.  This is how I want to live my life, being all things to all people to try to win some for the sake of The Gospel!

Personally, I believe the words that Paul writes right here should be practiced by every child of The King.  How else will we be able to win the lost if we don't join them?  I'm not saying to join in the actions, but if you don't talk to them, how will they learn?  How will they learn about the One who sent His Son to die for us even though we are sinners?  

What I am saying is that you can use any situation to witness.  The gym. The store. At school.  At the park.  ANYWHERE you go, you can share His light.  And that is what we are called to do, as His children.  We are called to share Him with everyone we meet.

One example of this for me:
Because of this verse (and other reasons) I now have not one, but two , tattoos.  And let me tell you, they are awesome.  I do not regret getting them.  They are one way to witness.  My first tattoo is on my shoulder.  It consists of a simple feather and the word Refuge.  Since this is not a very normal tattoo to see, I get to share my answer whenever people ask me what it means.  My answer?  "He will cover you with His feather's, and under His wings you will find Refuge. . Psalm 91:4"  
Every time I get to share that simple meaning, the Scripture, I get to share His Words.  After all, the Bible is God speaking to us.

Y'all, nobody on earth is guaranteed another second.  So don't waste the ones you are given, use the days you have to share Him with those who may not have another night on this earth.  We are all promised an eternity somewhere.  Heaven or Hell.  What we do with our lives will ultimately decide our eternity.  And how we share Him with others may help decide their eternity.

So let me ask you this, of all the Scriptures/Pages/Places in your Bible, where would you keep a dollar?

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1 comments

  1. I am going to think on where I would put my dollar. What a great question and what a great challenge.

    I love your heart, Beth. I love your desire to reach the lost. I love your tattoo and what it represents for you. I love your reasons for getting it. I am so very proud of you and I love you.

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