There Rev. Thomas Charles had one Bible left to sell, and after some convincing, Mary talked him into selling it to her. Because of Mary's hunger for the Bible, Rev. Charles and others began discussing the need of making the Scriptures more readily available. The British and Foreign Bible Society was started, and during the next 100 years it distributed more than 200 million copies of God's Word worldwide. To Mary, nothing was more important than the Bible, and her persistence paid huge spiritual dividends. Lord, help us to cherish Your Word.
Many people store the Bible on a shelf instead of in their heart.