Where Do You Study?

Our children put much stress on gettting into a good university. IB classes, SAT scores, extra curricula work, community service and much more goes into preparing the application. Certain schools look better on one's resume. If schools were mountains to climb, who wouldn't want to say they climbed Everest? Jesus tells us in John 6:45 what the prophet Isaiah told us 2800 years ago, i.e. the only school that really matters is God U. The context of the quote which comes from Isaiah 54:13 includes the great messianic cross chapter of Isaiah 53. Jesus said if a seed is planted and dies, it will become many seeds (descendants) in John 12:24. The desolate woman Sarah ended up having more children than the fertile woman, Hagar (Gal.4). The Israelites became more numerous than the sands of the sea and the stars of the sky just as God promised Abraham they would. But, this is not merely about physical Israel. This is about the true descendants of Abraham (John 8; Rom.4). This about God's children. Follow Isaiah 54 and see that as the wife is restored the Father provides for and becomes the teacher of her children. Marriage preceeds children who will be taught by the father (See Eph.5-6).

The house of God is a household of learning. God homeschools His children. He does not farm it out to someone else to do. He takes personal responsibility for making sure His children are taught His ways and His truths. He does this because He wants to bring about their well-being (Isa.54:13). This well-being is known as eternal life. He is the only One who has the words of eternal life (John 6:68). The truths that lead to eternal life come directly from the Father who teaches His children. This is why the Pharisees are told to "go and learn what this means..."(Matt.9:13). God was teaching them. Jesus Himself sends out the acceptance letters to His school. "Come unto Me and learn from Me." (Matt.11:29) Paul tells us that learning leads to conviction (2 Tim.3:14). Perhaps the decline in conviction is directly related to the decline in learning, being taught by the Father! Too many have learned the ways of the Gentile and have become too familar with his ways. Paul says, "You did not learn Christ that way!" (Eph.4:20)

Where do you study? What school are you in? Are you taking classes? Are you signed up in His school? What kind of student are you? Do you take your studies seriously? Are you feeling an increase in well-being and conviction because of your studies? Are you graduating from one class to another or are you stuck in Freshman? Do you ever tell anyone "sorry I can't do that tonight. I have a class being taught by my Father. I don't want to miss it?" It is God's design. It is His responsibility.