Today’s Scripture: Numbers 9-12
Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. – Revelation 2:4
Numbers chapter 9 begins with the concerns of certain men that they would not be able to partake in the celebration of the Passover. What a blessing it is in the life of the church when people are eager to be involved in the activities of the people of God! What a blessing to see people hungering and thirsting after God’s Word and concerned about those things that might hinder them from enjoying all that is available from the gracious hand of God.
During the years I was involved in a ministry with cadets at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, we had a team of about forty guys. They were all sharp, but a couple of those guys were especially eager learners. I remember waking up from a nap one Sunday afternoon to find the two of them sitting at the foot of my bed, notebooks and pens in hand, waiting to talk about some aspect of their Christian faith.
Now these guys were near the top of their class academically and could easily have had a know-it-all attitude, but they didn’t. As I’ve watched them over the years, that same quality of being an eager learner has propelled them into great responsibility and leadership in their jobs and churches.
How’s your heart for learning today? Are you still excited about the Bible and the things of the Lord or has it all grown a little moldy and stale? You know, one of the root meanings of the word disciple is pupil, or learner. In our life of daily discipleship, we need a continuing hunger to learn from the Master.
Prayer
Lord, I’m eager and ready to learn from Your Word today. Teach me what I need to know. Amen.
To Ponder
What have you learned from God’s Word lately?
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