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Could we have something new to learn from the Lord?

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“Those who stray seek according to their own desire and meddle in every matter. Fools take no pleasure in understanding, but only in revealing what is in their hearts.” (Proverbs 18:1-2)

“Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ:” (Ephesians 1:3)

Indeed, it is good to thank the Lord for giving us the opportunity to study, the ability to retain what we have studied, and, even more, to apply what we have learned so as to gain new knowledge and experience through the situations we live through. Studying is not wrong; the problem lies in thinking we already know everything. We must understand that we will never stop learning, because the Lord

“He made everything beautiful in its time; and he has placed eternity in their hearts, yet human beings cannot comprehend the work God has done from beginning to end.” (Ecclesiastes 3:11)

To give an example

“While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was stirred as he saw the city given over to idolatry. So he debated in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout, and every day in the marketplace with those who gathered there. Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers argued with him; some said: What is this babbler trying to say? Others said: He seems to be a preacher of new gods; because he was preaching the gospel of Jesus and the resurrection to them. Taking him with them, they brought him to the Areopagus, saying: May we know what this new teaching you speak of is? For you bring strange things to our ears. We therefore want to know what this means.” (Acts 17:16-20)

“But when they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some mocked him, and others said: We will hear you about this again. And so Paul left them.” (Acts 17:32-33)

How many times have we overlooked something the Lord wanted to teach us because we did not give him the opportunity? How many times have we dismissed the Lord’s instruction? How many times have we thought that what we know is more than enough?
If this happens to us often, let us read the following points that God’s Word offers us and notice what we still need to learn:

\1. The Lord knows absolutely everything

“Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; his understanding is infinite.” (Psalms 147:5)

\2. It is wise to learn from God

“My son, if you receive my words and keep my commandments within you, making your ear attentive to wisdom; if you incline your heart to discernment, if you cry out for understanding and raise your voice for discernment; if you seek it like silver and search for it as for treasures, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.” (Proverbs 2:1-6)

\3. God is in everything! So everything around us teaches us

“For his invisible attributes, his eternal power and divinity, have been clearly visible since the creation of the world, understood through the things that have been made, so that they have no excuse.” (Romans 1:20)

\4. If we love God, however difficult it may seem, we will also learn from problems

“And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, [even] to them that are called according to [his] purpose.” (Romans 8:28)

\5. We also learn from the Holy Spirit

“But the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and remind you of everything I have told you.” (John 14:26)

\6. We learn from God’s Word

“All Scripture is inspired by God and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, so that the person of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.” (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

Are we interested in showing how little we know? (Proverbs 18:1-2) Could we have something new to learn from the Lord?
Let us not wait for the Lord to say to us as he did to Job…

“Listen, Job, and hear me; be silent, and I will speak. If you have reasons, answer me; speak, for I want to vindicate you. If not, listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.” (Job 33:31-33)

May God continue to bless you
and may you continue to have an excellent day in Christ Jesus!
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