Some Strange Sayings

II Tim 2:15 "Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth."

Since my calling as a Pastor is to use words, I am a word person. I pay close attention to the words people choose. I was taught a long time ago in college how important good grammar is and try my best to use it. I also like the use of puns in humor and catchy sayings. One in particular goes like this - "the more you know, the more you know you don't know" . I realize that it takes a moment to soak in, but it has such a good message to it. Sometimes we get the idea that we have a pretty good handle on a subject only to find out we really don't know as much about it as we think we do. Take life, for instance. Things seem to be going well and we begin to think we have it all figured out. Then God decides to drop something else into the mix. And, once again, we find there is so much more to learn. I like what one person said " by the time I have all the answers, I have forgotten the questions". God's Word is another prime example. If you have been in Church for a lot of years, you are probably very familiar with the most popular Bible stories and if someone asks, you are able to take them right to the passage. That is a good thing. But there is something else that is even better. We need to know more than just what the Bible says, we need to know what it means. It just amazes me how that we can read over a very familiar verse and all of a sudden, God gives us another jewel that we had never seen before. Not another interpretation, just another application. So, don't be in a hurry to read over those areas that you know so well without deep consideration. God may have a nugget of gold just waiting below the surface. We really don't know as much as we think we do.