"For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)
Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?"
Job 8:8-10
This is a great scripture, and true. (Incidentally, I wonder if this is where the phrase "born yesterday" comes from.) In a lot of ways we *are* but of yesterday and know nothing... which is why we need the scriptures, and why we need other people, especially the older generation, who can help us figure things out. History matters. We don't have to learn all of the lessons over again. Instead, we could learn them from the past, and then build upon them. Wouldn't that be better? To have that advantage, because we learned from the past? So, today, let's try it. Let's talk to people who have been there. Let's reach into the Scriptures and read about how people dealt with things in the past... let's talk to the people around us and gather information. Let's learn more about God and the world, and apply that knowledge to our lives. :)
(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)
Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?"
Job 8:8-10
This is a great scripture, and true. (Incidentally, I wonder if this is where the phrase "born yesterday" comes from.) In a lot of ways we *are* but of yesterday and know nothing... which is why we need the scriptures, and why we need other people, especially the older generation, who can help us figure things out. History matters. We don't have to learn all of the lessons over again. Instead, we could learn them from the past, and then build upon them. Wouldn't that be better? To have that advantage, because we learned from the past? So, today, let's try it. Let's talk to people who have been there. Let's reach into the Scriptures and read about how people dealt with things in the past... let's talk to the people around us and gather information. Let's learn more about God and the world, and apply that knowledge to our lives. :)
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