We were busy last Friday with providing instruction to every fourth grader in our county; it is something we have done many times. Obviously, the audience changes annually, except for those unfortunate enough to have to repeat fourth grade, but the subject matter is the same each year - water protection and conservation.
I can only imagine what drinking water must have been in the Garden of Eden. There was no pollution, no contamination, no adulteration, just clean, pure, drinking water. So, we instruct the local high school students and they, in turn, instruct all the fourth graders to be conscientious about our waters. Good teaching from good teachers.
Today's word is Proverbs 4:2, NIV, which reads, "I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching."
We can teach all we want but the true test is implementation. I have had a lot of people try to teach me things that I seemed to stubborn to learn unless I learned it my own way - usually, the hard way. It does no good to teach others about source water protection and conservation if source water protection and conservation is never practiced. I wonder how much more difficult it is for GOD to know that He has taught us how to have abundant and safe and joyous lives, yet, we refuse to follow the instructions?
Everything we need to know to live a good life, to live the life that GOD has intended for us can be found in GOD'S Word, the Holy Bible. Every instruction we need or will ever need in this life is found in His Holy Word, yet, we forsake sound teaching and follow our own paths. I pray we all get back to listening to GOD'S instructions, and applying them to our lives. I pray we hear sound teaching and apply them.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
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