Days of Old

Deuteronomy 32:7 “Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations. Ask your father, and he will show you; Your elders, and they will tell you.”

 

The human race is body, soul and spirit. Our soul is made up of mind, will and emotion, accompanied with one major and one or two minor personality traits, making us designed for family relationships, social interaction and community. Outside of God-given instincts (cry when you are wet and needing changed, cry when you are hungry, and nurse when milk comes to your lips), you are a blank slate for knowledge and a sponge for experiential input for growth. It is pretty well-documented that one of the most critical stages of development and learning is from birth to five years old, with most learning happens in the first 3 years. Yet, we learn all our lives and there is more information available then anyone could learn in many lifetimes. Children learn from the life experiences of their parents, their grandparents, their great-grandparents and (maybe even) their great-great-grandparents communicating what they have learn in all their years of life. It’s natural. Proverbs 22:6 tells us, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” They also learn from experience from their own life encounters, and from friends, teachers, instructors, courses, readings, and training over time also. Knowledge leads to wisdom. 

 

Deuteronomy 4:9 “Only take heed to yourself, and diligently keep yourself, lest you forget the things your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. And teach them to your children and your grandchildren.”

 

The total amount of information in the world is increasing. In 1900 human knowledge doubled approximately every 100 years. By the end of 1945, the rate was every 25 years. Not only is human knowledge, on average, doubling every 13 months, experts says that we are quickly on our way, with the help of computers, hand-held devices and the Internet, to the doubling of knowledge every 12 hours. Everyone needed to be solidly grounded in the foundational truths of the Word of God found in the Holy Bible. They are the instructions for life from the Creator of life. There is godless misinformation in this fallen world which will lead you astray from the straight and narrow path of righteous and truly healthy knowledge and wisdom for life. You must know what God says and why. You must know holiness, identify unholiness and expose darkness. You must take heed of yourself and be aware of your surroundings, and diligently keep yourself (your thoughts, words and actions) pleasing in the sight of the Lord, that you may grow in knowledge and mature in godly wisdom, not swayed by lies, distractions, and deception. Then, pass this knowledge and wisdom of “days of old” on to the next generation. 

 

Romans 15:4-6 “For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

 

In Christ, Brian