The Reruns

1 John 2:27
But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don't need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true-it is not a lie. So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ. (NLT)

Okay,  we enroll in a course at college or wherever. That gets us permission to attend. We have no opportunity to learn by just enrolling. Then again, showing up for class does not mean we learn anything either. Sure, the teacher has a lot to say that could be beneficial, but  we  have to pay attention and participate.

And to really gain something out of the course we have to put our own time into reviewing the notes we took, doing the homework, and reading the material in the textbook required by the instructor.

If we do not take the time to do our part, we will gain nothing from the class. Our commitment and participation is necessary to our success, to our goal of learning the material we signed up to learn.

Sure, we gave our life to Jesus and He had the Father send Holy Spirit to live within. He can teach us everything we need to know.  But. we must participate. We need to have a true relationship with Jesus and take time to read and reread His Word daily.

The first time through the Bible  is great, but the  re-runs are even better. Holy Spirit teaches us as He reveals new truth to us right in His Word.