It’s August and time for me to buy my school supplies for another year. I love to buy Crayolas, pencils, pens, paper, and notebooks.
When I was a kid, I was always excited when school started, because our family loved school. Our family life revolved around the school year, since Mom worked for the school system as the Hall Halsell school cafeteria manager. During the summer we were on vacation, so our life was on hold, like we were living a lazy dream.
When I graduated high school, I spent the summer working, and all too soon, it was time for school to start. I drove away to college at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa. Another year of school began.
I have never stopped learning, never stopped going to school. I do my own research, my own learning, reading and teaching myself.
We start school, learning the basics, proceeding through the grades, building on what we had learned the year before. You don’t expect school to get easier as you get in the higher grades. Senior year is going to be harder than first grade. And with each grade you have to pass the test to go on to the next year.
“In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again.” Hebrews 5:12 NIV.
You pass one test, and then you might get a Spring Break, but after that it’s back to study time. Then it’s on to the next test in the next subject.
So many people seem to think that becoming a Christian guarantees a person a perfect life from then on, that your life will always be a bed of roses after you ask Jesus to be your Savior and Lord. The Christian walk with Jesus never gets easier but it does get sweeter every day.
The school of the believer, the school of Christ, where we learn the elementary truths of God’s word, is taught by those who have been through the school themselves and by the Holy Spirit Himself.
It’s school time, so study hard this year so you can pass the test. God’s calling us all to come on up to the next grade level.