There is power in the written word. Certain documents have influenced history, and continue to do so long after they were penned. The Iliad and The Odyssey continue to inspire even the modern imagination. The Republic, The Prince, Les Miserables, Hamlet, and the list goes on and on. These amazing works have a sense of universality. They portray something deeply human, their characters, struggles and themes. However, all of these great books can only go so deep.
Only the Word of God is: "...living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, ad able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart." (Hebrews 4:12). There is no other book that has that property. The Holy Spirit carried men along as they wrote it, leading them to choose the exact words He wanted. God sovereignly protected the Bible through generations of persecution and difficulty. The Holy Spirit then illumines the believer so that the word may be understood. From start to finish the Bible is miraculous.
Psalm 19:7-10 tells us that God's word is perfect, that it is God's tool for restoring our souls. It is something we can count on and it will make us wise in our foolishness. It causes our hearts to rejoice and enlightens our eyes, the word of God is more valuable than gold, and sweeter than honey to us. The Bible is all of this and more, what an amazing privilege to have this miracle of the Lord at our fingertips each day!
Sing them over again to me,
Wonderful words of life;
let me more of their beauty see,
wonderful words of life;
words of life and beauty
teach me faith and duty.
Beautiful words, wonderful words, wonderful words of life.Philip P. Bliss 
Oh yes indeed! I often sit holding my bible in my hands are thank God that I have a whole and complete copy. I know of persecuted Christians in the world who only have a page or tiny portion of Scripture which they cherish. We in the West are free to have as many copies of the Word as we like, filling our shelves with them, taking them with us, being free to read them in the street, in the car, wherever we like. And yet there are so many of us who don't take full advantage of this freedom and our bible is only dipped into now and again. (I've been in times like that myself). Nothing else we read can bring so much healing, so much wholeness, so much peace. Praise God for His Word!
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