Mid-month Mention: Amazing Bible Project

Something mind-boggling, outstanding, and inspiring jumped out at me on Facebook the other day. I saw it in the Rabbit Room Chinwag. The poster was trying to acquire more of  the now-defunct buff-color White-Out. I am sharing several photos (taken from FB) because the idea of this Bible transcription project blows me away! I would so love to make this a daily practice in the coming years, but I must think long and hard to determine if I can be dedicated and disciplined enough. In this first photo, Jessica Culver shares her accomplishment and her dilemma:

Many people responded with questions, so Jessica posted a longer explanation of how she went about transcribing the entire Bible in 7 years (12 verses per day):

Here is a photo of the refuse and result of her efforts:

I have already been transcribing 2-4 verses daily with the Homespun Wife Scripture Writing Group. Moreover, I've had the time-investment and discipline of praying 3 times a day for my Facebook friends in my 2023 Prayer Project that carried over into 2024. My handwriting is atrocious! This would tax my wrist and hand more (multiplying the number of verses per day). But I can think of no better replacement for my prayer project. 

There is great blessing in being in the Word. Even greater blessing in hiding God's Word in your heart. I'm not tremendous at verse memorization. I can remember the words, but struggle with identifying the address (location in the Bible). The process of writing it out, reading it aloud, and storing it away should help memorization. I'm convinced the days are coming when every believer will wish they had God's Word tucked deep enough in their minds and hearts to call forth when needed.

I will pray over this for the next few weeks. It would be awful to begin something, only to abandon it when it feels too hard. If this sounds interesting to you, let me know. Perhaps, if I do take on this project, we could help hold each other accountable. Regardless of if anyone else duplicates this amazing Bible project, my heart lifted just in reading Jessica's account. I praise her dedication and her desire to begin again and complete another transcription by her 40th birthday. What a fantastic way to honor God and hide His Word in your heart!