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Some things we learn very quickly. Others take more time.
For instance: As a young child you probably touched a hot stove (even when mom was telling you not to) and you burned the tip of your finger. All it took was a few seconds for you to ascertain at least two things. The first: don’t touch hot things. The second: mom is wise and should be listened to!
Another example: The first time I visited England I was taught about “The Knowledge.” The Knowledge refers to what you have to know in order to be a cab driver in London. Every licensed cabbie there has to memorize all the streets in a very large and complex city, and be able to recite a route from point A to point B, using said knowledge of the streets. Maybe iPhones and map programs have made such knowledge obsolete. I don’t know. I hope not. Either way, I continue to be totally impressed that a human being can learn so much. And, of course, learning The Knowledge takes a very long time.
How long does it take for people to learn that obeying God’s laws of how the world works is a good thing? And what happens to us along the way as we are learning? Sunday morning, in person or online, you can hear a sermon about this question as we celebrate Reformation Sunday. Please read Jeremiah 25:8-12 & 29:10-14 as you prepare to hear my message: “Sacred Seventy: Purification and Promise.”
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