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Sarah was curled up on the couch doing \"chld259\"<\/a>what she liked best\u2026. reading!\u00a0 It didn\u2019t matter to her if all her Christmas presents were square parcels, every book she got was a friend! It didn\u2019t matter if it was an old fashioned book like Anne of Green Gables or if it was a modern one written by Rosie Boom. She loved them all and would read them over and over again.<\/p>\n

Bobby couldn\u2019t have cared less about books. \u201cBooks!\u201d he would say scornfully, \u201cWho wants to read a book!\u00a0\u00a0We have enough of them at school!\u201d<\/p>\n

Uncle Jeff came into the room one day in time to hear him say this. \u201cWhat\u2019s this you are saying Bobby?\u201d he asked, \u201cWhat do you think is better than a book, hey?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI like doing things,\u201d Bobby said, \u201cThings like pressing buttons and watching a screen. There are so many things you can do with an I-Pad!\u201d\u00a0 He heaved a big sigh.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut you are allowed to use Mum\u2019s I-Pad for a bit every day, aren\u2019t you?\u201d asked Uncle Jeff, \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with that?\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cBut that\u2019s only if we have earned good points\u201d, said Bobby, \u201cIt\u2019s so hard to earn good points. You have to be good ALL the time or you lose some! If I had my own I-Pad, I could play with it all the time!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you think that playing with the I-Pad all the time would make you good?\u201d asked Uncle Jeff.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWell, I wouldn\u2019t have time to be naughty\u201d, said Bobby, \u201cI\u2019d be too busy playing with it. Bang,bang, shoot \u2018em all dead!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you think that it\u2019s a good idea to fill your mind with those sort of things?\u201d asked Uncle Jeff.<\/p>\n

Bobby wriggled uncomfortably. \u201cWell, no, I s\u2019pose not\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know it wouldn\u2019t hurt you to read a book now and then”, said Uncle Jeff, \u201cIt\u2019s surprising what you learn from reading a good story!\u00a0 Did you know that God has books too?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, does He really?\u201d asked Bobby.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, He does, and everything we say, do, or think is written down in one of His books!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOoh, that\u2019s scary!\u201d Bobby said, \u201cYou mean EVERYTHING that we say or think is written down?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, and there\u2019s another book called the Book of Life that God has written in too\u2026He writes in the names of everyone who loves the Lord Jesus\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 (Revelation 20:12)<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI love Jesus!\u201d Betty piped up.<\/p>\n

Sarah stirred herself on the couch, and sat up. \u201cYes\u201d, she said, \u201cand that book was written before the world was made wasn\u2019t it Uncle Jeff!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is true Sarah,\u201d Uncle Jeff said, \u201cSo you see Bobby, books are very\u00a0\u00a0important, not only to read, but also to write. We each one have to make sure\u00a0 that our names are written in God\u2019s book. Just being good\u00a0 isn\u2019t enough.\u00a0\u00a0We have to tell God we are sorry for the naughty things we\u2019ve done,\u00a0and then we\u2019ll know our names are there. So you see \u00a0Bobby, books are very important!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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