Teach someone else

I have a card in my wallet that will take me anywhere I want to go. Anywhere. If I want to explore the canals of Venice, Italy or the Eiffel Tower in Paris or the Grand Canyon or the Space Station, it can get me there. The card I am talking about is my library card; it can take me anywhere I could ever dream of going.

I don't remember at what age I learned to read; I just remember being able to. I can tell you that it was before I started first grade (I did not go to kindergarten; it wasn't mandatory when I came along). I had older siblings and I pestered my Mom to death, so, she worked with me and taught me to read. By the time I started my first day of first grade, I could read a newspaper and count and write to 1,000. That isn't bragging on me; it's bragging on those who invested in me and instilled in me the benefits of learning.

Today's word is Psalm 119:16, NKJV, which reads, "I will delight myself in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word."

With everything we do, we have to learn the rules/laws. If you are playing sports, you have to learn the rules of the game. If you are a cheerleader, you have to learn how to tumble, then, learn the routine of the squad. If you are driving, you have to learn the rules of the road (or, you should). If we want to live the life GOD has for us, we need to study and learn His precepts and statutes. No, He is not a scorekeeper, keeping up with your good and your bad to see how they balance out, but, I want to please Him and keep His commandments. Don't you?

The only way to truly know the rules of the game, the routines, the rules of the road, the statutes of GOD is to read the manual. The manual for living the Christian life is the Holy Bible - read it. Then, when you pray, thank GOD for those who have invested in teaching you. Finally, teach someone else.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T