Until a child goes to school or desires to learn, there is no learning beyond desire. A mother sitting at a table writing will only allow a child of four that same desire to learn to use a pen. Children learn by example, yet they will not instantaneously have the skill of an adult. We might like to think one learns something on their own, but in truth most things learned are through observation through the five senses. Give a blind child learning tools designed for them, despite their inability to see he is then able to learn, when he/she gets the ideal that it is form of communication with those they can not see. The story of Helen Keller displays a story of both a blind and deaf child having trouble learning obedience, but communication. As soon as the teacher was able to break through to the child, the learning and desire to learn began. It began for Helen with the signing of the word she verbally remembered as water, before her blindness and deafness.

There is a point I am trying to make until one hears the word of God they may be going through life with no idea of who God is or that even the fact there is a superior being. It is the study of scripture that helps in understanding there is loving God that desires what best for you and me. Yet the interpretation of scripture can be seen from different points of view. How can heathen learn about God without a preacher? How can those not knowing who God is learn with out a teacher? Abraham heard from God but there no indication he did not have faith before God said go to the promise land, yet he lived in a land of idolatry. There were certain parts of the temple that the gentile people were not allowed to enter until their family had been part of the temple for ten generations. The purpose was to keep the purity of the faith and laws. Yet the laws were corrupted anyway by man.

What does the effect of hearing scripture have upon hearing it, it is only words until it is taken to the heart and believed. In school there is often subjects one learns that have no value even later in life, until one day one realizes they needed that bit information to help them through. God’s word is much like that. Sometimes one studies things about God’s word that seems to have no application until one day it like a key for learning or one’s life.

The knowledge to obey God can not come without education. How can a group of people obey God if they know not his laws, but believe in Him. At the time of Gideon a priesthood was started in a gentile nation. Yet they knew not all the laws of God. They needed teachers and ministers of faith. John the Baptist at the time of Christ went into the highways and byways to share about the kingdom of God and the need for repentance making ready a people that knew not God but would desire Him. It did not mean John Baptist did not teach Jewish people as well, but he was in the desert land teaching and preaching by the Jordan river. When one teaches or preaches in the open field many groups of people are listening. If you only teach in a temple or church guess what it mainly religious folks, curiosity seekers or religious wanna-abees.

A nation that can no longer say they are religious is a nation that has forgotten God or has not been taught the ways of God. Removal of God from our courthouses, our government and our schools is only proof of a nation without God. When godly people removed from school their influence is removed as well, except for the small way they have impacted society that desire at least some control. Gun violence in our school is only evidence of lack of God in school and a lack of political democracy standing up to opposition of our schools. One voice saying I do not want democracy I want it my way only. Democracy allows disagreement tell change can be made for the better or for the whole if it sounds reasonable to others. Democracy allows for a vote to say we going this direction for a while, but change will come later perhaps with another vote.

The spreading of God’s word come with choice of desiring to hear or not to hear. No one requires you to listen to God’s word, but if you in a placing of learning about God by choice then you are required to pay attention. In some schools I attended, the students heard a verse every day. It was not required to listen, no test was being given. Yet what it did was give students the ability to hear if they wanted too. Yet without the sharing of one verse no one heard a thing. If God’s people share not no one hears. If we share God people in our world around us hear. No connection might be made for the listener, but in time with hearing God’s word will speak to the heart. Teach those God puts in your path. God’s word changes lives.

Dear Heavenly Father send your word forth and use me to spread the Gospel. In Jesus precious name, Amen.

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