READY TO LEARN AND CHANGE
How many of us cling to our old notions as if they were precious treasures, when in truth they are but shackles that bind our growth! The Lord in His mercy gives us light, new understanding, and fresh instruction; and shall we sit idle, waiting for permission to act upon it? No, beloved, the moment we see truth, we are called to obey. Let us not defer obedience as though God’s commands were negotiable or His timing imperfect. “Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves” (James 1:22).
Consider the work of God in our daily lives. When knowledge comes, it is like a spark set to tinder; let it kindle immediately. If we discover a better way to live, a better way to serve, a purer way to love, delay is folly. Obedience cannot wait. We are ever learning, ever growing, and every revelation carries with it the power of immediate transformation. “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me” (Psalm 51:10). The grace of God does not permit us to linger in ignorance when illumination is offered.
Oh, how tender is the soul that recognizes its own incompleteness and moves swiftly to amend! The faithful believer, like a house being continually renovated, must allow the Spirit to make corrections, remove obstructions, and put in place the beauty of holiness. We are all works in progress, and the longer we delay responding to God’s instruction, the heavier grows the weight of past mistakes. “And be renewed in the spirit of your mind” (Ephesians 4:23). Let us act, dear friends, not tomorrow or at some indefinite season, but now, as soon as light comes.
Consider the example of our Lord’s servants in Scripture: they did not hesitate when commanded; they adjusted, repented, corrected, and advanced. So should we. The wisdom we gain is given not merely to admire but to apply. The life of faith is not a theoretical exercise but a practical obedience of love. “A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels” (Proverbs 1:5). Let us then embrace every lesson, obey every truth, and act immediately upon the knowledge that God grants, that we may glorify Him and walk rightly in His ways. BDD
