Welcome to 10-minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life.

In the time it takes to get to work. I'm Patrick Miller.

A few years ago, I was looking for a missing Bible commentary on the book of Isaiah.

Now, I've got a little collection of commentaries, and I've got to be honest, I'm not the most

sentimental guy in the world. I don't get really attached to stuff, but I am kind of attached to my

commentaries. I guess we all have something. So anyways, I'm trying to find this commentary,

and I'm racking my brain to remember who in the world borrowed it. A few ideas came to mind,

and so I started texting those people. And finally, someone said, yes, it was me, I borrowed it. A few ideas came to mind, and so I started texting those people. And finally,

someone said, yes, it was me, I borrowed it. The problem was that they didn't have it anymore.

They'd given it to someone else and told that person to return it to me. So I went to that person

and I said, hey, do you happen to have my Isaiah commentary? And they agreed, yep, I had it

at one point, but they couldn't remember if they gave it back to the original borrower, or maybe

they gave it to someone else. But both people assured me they would get it back to me at some point.

Well, that commentary never found its way back. And I guess I'm glad there's someone out there who gets to study Isaiah.

But it highlighted one thing for me.

It's frustrating when someone gives something that belongs to you to someone else.

I'm sure you've had borrowed items go missing along the way.

You know that feeling too.

But sometimes it's a lot more serious

than someone borrowing something and giving it away. It's what happens when a husband gives the love

that belongs to his wife, to a different woman, or when an employer gives money that belongs

to an employee to himself, or when a dear friend gives your private struggles to someone else

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