Communicate and Teach

"Then Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and said to them, 'These are the things that the Lord has commanded you to do:'" -Exodus 35.1

Moses has come down from the mountain and now he gathers Israel together to inform them of what God has commanded. Moses has interceded with God for their actions with the Golden Calf, and now they are ready and able to hear from God. It wasn't enough for Moses to hear from God and keep it to himself, or just to share it with Aaron and Joshua. Moses is the leader of the people of Israel, and as the leader it is his job to communicate the teachings of God to the people.

Men, it is crucial that we are spending time in the presence of God. It is important for that time to be a genuine time of worship and hearing from God. But it is also important that we share what God is teaching us. Our role, as the spiritual leader of our household, involves us teaching our families about God. We learn from God so that we may teach others about God.

God blesses us so that we can bless others. He teaches us so that we can teach others. If we hoard our blessings and teachings, we aren't doing what God intended. We are meant to be poured into, and then pour out into others. The Sea of Galilee has water pour into it from three tributaries that come down from the mountains. It then pours water out into the Jordan River. It is a sea that is full of life and sustains life because it is poured into and pours out.

Follow the Jordan south to the Judean wilderness and you'll reach the Dead Sea. This sea has water pour into it from the Jordan River, but it's the lowest place on earth. Water collects there but never flows out. The water is so dense from all of the minerals that you float effortlessly on the water. But there is no life in the sea, and it is appropriately named Dead.

If all we do is be poured into, then we ultimately become useless, and don't sustain life, just like the Dead Sea. But if we spend time with God and learn from Him, and then pour out what we've learned to others then we give life, just as the Sea of Galilee does.

Let us spend time in the presence of God so that we may communicate and teach others about Him.

"Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."

To God alone be the Glory!

Strength and Honor