Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
“Repetition is the price of knowledge.” Dr. Keith Lamb DTh
I have sat through many lectures and sermons with the good doctor and he never failed at some point to make this point. In Kingdom life about all we have to spend in it is time, that is why price is noted in the quote.
Science and technology is ever changing and new discoveries are made daily. Being on the cutting edge of all that takes a good deal of superior intellect. Doctor Lamb had a gift of recall like no one I have ever met before or since. He memorized the intire bible inside and out in multiple versions and languages and yet he would open the bible at the lectern and read from it as if he had no memory of it at all.
Intellect on display is egp and in spite of all that great intellect he knew the value of humility.
The human mind is flesh and flesh is subject to decay. We visit these scriptures over and over again not to prove a new point or to discover something we missed in our first ten readings of them, but to allow the Word of God to do the one thing we cannot do for ourselves, reveal the will of God for our lives.
While God’s opinion of us does not change. His instructions change as we change, as we mature, as we develop our gifts, perfect our talents and meet new people and new opportunities.
We all begin this new birth with the awe of discovery in the love that has been poured out in our lives through grace and mercy. We become disciples with an understanding for the need to be taught and yet some struggle with the root of the word, discipline. For some routine leads to boredom and boredom is the devil’s playground.
Some become zealots but a zealot does not change his mind or his focus. They become tedious and love for others is not the first trait identified with the word. Perhaps rebellion is a thought that comes to mind.
The best measure of a disciple is their capacity to love.
I don’t have to hear you love me to know you love me. Adversely if you don’t love me saying it falls on deaf ears. The sign of love is making room for others in our lives. This is why fellowship is such a vital part of the ministry. When He fed the five thousand He divided them up into smaller groups so that no one would be left out. No one should feel left out.