Times really have changed. As a student I remember sitting in our living room using the World Book Encyclopedia to do my homework. My parents sacrificed and spent a significant amount of money to make sure my sisters and I had access to this important resource, even though it was obsolete soon after it was printed.
Today anyone can use a smart phone and pull up the latest information on any topic for free and in a matter of seconds. As a student, the only information I could get from using our landline phone was to call the time and temperature number.
Times have changed and I’m glad that we have updated our tools for learning. But simply acquiring knowledge was never really the goal. Earning a degree and then never using that knowledge is simply a waste. We should use what we know to accomplish a worthwhile goal.
Christians should be daily students of God’s word, desiring it in such a way that promotes growth (1 Pet. 2:2). Their continued growth in the Christian graces of 2 Peter 1:5-11, provides for their heavenly assurance. But Christians should never be content to simply acquire knowledge. Christians must never forget there is a purpose for what we know.
In the Great Commission of Matthew 28:18-20, Jesus said for us to do four specific things: 1) go, 2) make disciples, 3) baptize, and 4) teach. Friends, let’s use what we already know to focus on these four things. Let’s use what we know even as we desire to learn more from God.
Mike
Have Questions? Mike will be doing a lesson series in August on the qualifications, roles and duties of elders. If you have any questions please give them to Mike in writing and he will include them in the lessons and handouts. Please put these in his mailbox or send him an email.
