Revelation 14:6 English Standard Version (ESV)

 Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people.

PCV stands for personal computer version. Today computers and phones make the bible available to nearly everyone everywhere. There are a number of really good websites that offer a large number of different versions of the bible as well as different languages. Phone apps make the gospel portable.

2 Peter 3:1 King James Version (KJV) This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:

Because I did the majority of my bible reading in the KJV, the Holy Spirit reminds me of scripture using the KJV. It is the stirring of memory which I place in my brain, and hopefully in my heart.

These days I do my reading on my desk top PC using BibleGateway as my primary search engine. What I search for comes to mind as I quiet myself and listen. Often times I will wake up with Godly thoughts on my mind. I carry those thought to my PC to study His Word.

It is so much faster to find passages by putting those words into the search bar. I find scriptures listed by book and then verse. Mind you this is only a tool and does not do anything more than give me easy access. Those list do not speak to me.

As I read there will be passages that become meaningful or place me in seeker mode. A subject might peak my interest, or passages surrounding a particular verse might hold meaning or lead me elsewhere.

The search is on.

Jeremiah 29:13 English Standard Version (ESV) You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.

The right heart attitude makes it possible to receive His Word with relevant meaning.

John 1:1 English Standard Version (ESV)

The Word Became Flesh

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

I grew up reading the King James Version of the bible. I strayed away from reading the bible during my stint in the Army and during Vietnam. This is not about my time away, it is about my return.

Years later my life was falling apart so I picked up the only bible in the house. It was a small print NIV. As I read it each night I began to get headaches. I needed glasses but had not started wearing prescription lenses. I thought to myself, “I would like a KJV in large print.”

The next day a neighbor returned from her mother’s funeral with a box full of bibles. She said that she was going to keep her mother’s because her mom had written notes on the margins and highlighted certain passages. It made her feel closer to her mom. She offered me the choice of bibles from the box.

On the very top was a GIANT print King James Version bible. God had looked into my heart and answered what might have been a prayer on my part. I am not sure I meant it as a prayer.

It was brand new. No one have even opened it. The binding was still stiff is the day in was printed. Because I felt this was a gift from God via a fellow Christian, it took on a special place in my heart. Respect was paid to His Word. I never marked it with highlighters nor wrote in it.

I have oily skin and over the years having read through the entire bible more than twice, it began to show stains on the pages I frequently visited. I could find my favorite chapters of the bible just be looking at the heaviest stains.

During those days I would see reference passages at the end of a verse where the subject matter was spoken of elsewhere. I began using those addresses to look up more and more passages.

Then the computer age came.