RAMBLING RABBIS

I have taught a lot over the years.  That doesn't necessarily mean that I am good at it, it just means I've done it a lot. When I retired, Birmingham Regional EMS systems stated that I had taught over 1000 student in EMS.  That was just through them.  I also taught through Gadsden State, Wallace State and the Fire College. For a kid that hated school and was adamant about not going to college I guess that's kind of ironic.

I started teaching when I was a young teen.  The pastor gave me a class of unruly boys and I thought I could teach them.  Heck, I needed teaching. I wonder who learned the most. 

I love it when I stand before a class and suddenly see the light come on over someone's head and realize "they got it". 

I learn much more than my students, whether in EMS, Fire, Haz-mat, safety or Bible study.  I learn by the study and time I put into the lesson. 

I say all of that to give you this quote this morning.  God gave it to me last week and I think it is important enough to pass along.  Here it is:

" We must all be teachers.  It matters not how wise you become or how much knowledge you retain; if you do not pass it on to those who walk behind you, your knowledge and wisdom will die with you".

I wonder how much knowledge has been lost because someone thought they were not wise enough to share something with someone else.  I wonder who could have been helped this week if you would have just shared with them something, a scripture, a thought, a word that God gave you.

I'm not sure I ever have an original thought.  I'm not sure any of us do. But God keeps giving us the thoughts, the lessons, the wisdom and eventually someone will decide to put it down for others to see.

II Peter 1: 13-14 says: "I think it meet (proper) as long as I am in this tabernacle (body) to stir you up, by putting you in remembrance"....To teach you something new or remind you of something you already know.

As unworthy as we might be, our thoughts, ideas, and knowledge come from God, treasures in jars of clay.  Don't discount the words He gives you.  Share them, spread them, teach them.