Christ’s School
“This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. But ye have not so learned Christ; If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.” (Ephesians 4:17-24)
Today’s Morsel: Back in the days, when I went to school, if you did not do your lessons, learn what the teachers were teaching you, or you failed to come to school because you wanted to play hooky, the teachers would fail you. And that would require you to have to repeat that grade again. But today, they just pass students on, making them think that it’s alright for them to not learn and understand life and how it works. Schools seem to think that children will learn down the road. No, they aren’t going to learn down the road. Life’s lessons are taught at home and in kindergarten. The jails and prisons are filling to capacity, because schools are just passing them on. Educator, trainers, and teachers, must make a difference in others lives. Sadly, this slothfulness and uncaring attitude is making its way into the church. Don’t tell people what they shouldn’t do, what they shouldn’t wear, or the places that they shouldn’t go. Just send them on and hopefully they will learn down the road. But as Paul tells us, This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. But ye have not so learned Christ; If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Paul says that in Christ’s school, you learn to do what is right, not what is wrong. Paul, by all accounts, was not a man who patted you on the back and told you that it was okay - you will learn it later. He told the church at Galatia: “O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?” (Galatians 3:1-3) He told the church at Corinth that he did not want them to be ignorant. When we enter Christ’s school, He expects us to learn and grow and then go forth and train others. He doesn’t expect us to keep making the same mistakes over and over.
Sing: Deeper, deeper, in the love of Jesus, daily let me go; higher, higher, in the school of wisdom, more of grace to know.
O’ deeper, yet I pray, and higher every day; and wiser blessed Lord, in Thy precious holy word.
Thought For Today: The number one lesson that we all must learn is that of obedience.
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