AUG 10

Colossians 2:6-7
Memorise Matthew 28:18-20
“…as ye have been taught…”

DO YOU THANK GOD FOR EVERY TEACHER ASSIGNED TO YOU?

Colossians 2:7 ends off with “…as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.” What is the importance of teaching in safeguarding our church? Sound teachers will remind us of our roots in Christ and to walk as Christ walked, to teach us more and more about Christ, and warn us about the errors of these false teachers. Indeed, every sound teacher will speak of Christ and not promote himself. Such sound teaching will then enable us to be more and more (“abound”) stedfast in the faith. This is especially needful for believers that are young in the faith, because sound teachers would know more theology and be more aware of what false teaching exists. If we do have such teachers in our midst, we should thank God for this abounding, and give all praise to Him. Thus the response that Paul exhorted the Colossian church to have was to be abounding (increasing and being abundant) in thanksgiving, for they were reminded of the wonderful privilege that they had as Christians, that they had received Christ and were able to walk and grow with Him.

I myself thank God for providing the Far Eastern Bible College, for its teachers have taught me so much more about Christ than I had ever known before, and have exposed so many false teachings around me that I had never been aware of. Through their teachings, I have learnt to trust God more and more each day. Dear teen, do you thank God for your teachers, and do you seek to learn from every teacher assigned to you? Sadly, there is a tendency to compare teachers, and to skip sermons or classes taught by apparently boring teachers. Dear teen, examine yourself why you do so? We should certainly avoid certain teachers if they are false teachers. However, God’s Word never tells us to shun teachers just because you find them boring, or dislike teachers that seem to keep harping on the ‘same old thing’ from God’s Word (God’s word never gets old!). I remember one lecturer in FEBC that some would hesitate to listen to, but I learnt much from him as long as I was paying careful attention to what he was teaching from the Bible. I knew that as long as the subject matter is the Word of God, it is the most exciting topic for my life and I must pay attention. If God has sent certain teachers over you, thank Him for them, and learn how to learn more about God from every teacher no matter what their teaching style is, for they are bringing to us the precious words of eternal life!

Thought: Ultimately, God is the one who is teaching me!
Prayer: May I thank God for every teacher of His Word.