The Bible contains 66 individual books, comprised of a total of 1,189 chapters and 31,102 verses. (No, I didn’t count, but someone did, and posted on the Internet, God love them.)
Out of all that wealth, we young people were encouraged to find a life verse, preferably as we read through the Bible annually and memorized such verses as “spoke” to us. A life verse was supposed to be one’s guide for all of life. I had trouble with that notion, but was more comfortable with choosing verses for a season of my life. I recall when it became clear I was taking a job in Florida, I chose Isaiah 58:11: and the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. I recalled seeing the backyard gardens in Key West, where I’d gone during college, little oases in the tropics. I wanted my life to include a satisfied soul, a watered garden, a spring of water, though I was less excited about fat bones. I envied the couples getting married who had included in their wedding program Psalm 34:3: Oh magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. I, too, wanted to magnify God with a life partner, to have the napkins at the reception printed with those words in silver or gold script. Although I didn't marry, I did get a grand life. The nearest I’ve come to a life verse is Psalm 37:4, which I now include with my signature if someone wants me to sign a copy of my book: Delight thyself also in the LORD; And he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
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