Hidden

 

My first trip to Romania was scary.  I knew nothing about the country or the people or the government.  So, I got advice from a dear couple who had escaped from Romania many years ago, Mia and Costel Oglicie.  The Oglicies translated Bible study lessons and smuggled them back into Romania.  The communist officials would confiscate any Bibles or Bible study books that they brought, so Mia and Costel would translate the study books, memorizing them as they did.  Once inside Romania, they would transcribe the Bible lessons and have them printed.  The border patrol guards would interrogate them and search their car - but to no avail.  The guards would pull out door panels, stick knives into upholstery, tear open sun visors, and pull out the back seat looking for forbidden Bible materials.  But they found nothing.  That’s because the Bible study books were committed to memory - they were hidden in Mia and Costel’s hearts.  Hey, if some zealous government official were to confiscate your Bible, Sunday school quarterly, or small group lesson, would you be at a loss?  Or do you have God’s Word securely “hidden in your heart”?  Think about it.  Psalm 119:11, “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”