| What I Can Learn From . . . , Part 1: Introduction |
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| Written by David Lawrence |
| Monday, September 12 2005 00:00 |
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Paul teaches us that “everything that was written in the past (in our Old Testament) was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope” (Rom. 15:4). He commented in 1 Cor. 10:11 that “these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.” It would seem then that there are lessons to be learned from the stories of the Bible, not just for children in Sunday school class, but for all of us at all times. "Let him who has ears to hear, hear,” Jesus said over and over. If the Holy Spirit gives us the ability to understand the Word of God, then it certainly makes sense that we would pay close attention to what God has written for us in His Word to see what practical lessons we may derive for our everyday Christian lives. Paul says in the Romans passage cited above that these teachings bring us endurance and encouragement that produces hope, and in the second passage that they serve as warnings for us. We might conclude that these stories fall into two categories: those that present a positive example of courage and endurance, and those that present a negative example that stands as a warning lest we follow the same course of action. In the next several Engedi devotionals, we shall examine some of these Biblical accounts of both categories. We offer them to our subscribers with the prayer that the Spirit will apply the lessons in your heart and life as you need it and can be blessed by it. |
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