Blessedness of Learning

Luke 2:46

NKJV

“After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.”

While not so during my school years so much, I have certainly come to appreciate and seek learning. I have sat in a multitude of hours of teachings, asked a fair share of questions, and listened as intently as I could. Time spent learning I never in vain, especially learning about God. I can affirm the fact that it takes much more than Sunday and Wednesday church attendance and reading a devotional each day to become spiritually learned. Time must be sacrificed and invested into the study of Gods word and reading literature centered around godly things. Digging deep into the Scriptures is a rewarding adventure. Stories never heard of are discovered, connections never realized are made, and a greater knowledge of the Bible is yielded. I’m not sure if you’ve ever learned about the way gold is mined, but learning is much like it. Hours are spent searching for a rich mining location, then even more hours poured in as the gold is sifted out from among the dirt and processed until all that's left is pure gold. With learning, hours are not only spent listening, but also finding the best source. Time is valuable and needs not be wasted on listening to those who aren’t rightly teaching the word of God. Finding a good source is crucial to finding the most gold for the time I invest. Now, as hours are spent listening to teaching after teaching, all the words come into the ears and are sifted and sorted through until all that's left is pure gold. The great thing about learning that's different however, is that there's always gold that can be mined from the same source. Earthly gold runs out. Heavenly gold runs like rivers through heaven and the Father pours it upon us in His grace. When I desire to learn at all times and come with an open heart and ears, I will always learn something new. Have an expectant heart, for the Lord has something for each person to learn every day. Its our job to be quick to listen.