Day 279

Matthew 8:23-27; 13:10-52; Mark 4:21-41; Luke 8:9-18, 22-25. “Teachable Spirit”

         Dad says to his son, "You better get ready.  The bus will be here in a minute to pick you up and take you to Sunday School."  His son asked, "Did you go to Sunday School when you were a boy?"  Dad replied, "Yes I did."  The boy said as he was getting dressed, "It probably won’t do me any good either!"
         Either you’re teachable or you’re not.  Jesus explained, “To those who are open to my teaching, more understanding will be given… but to those who are not listening…”  The disciples around Jesus had things explained to them far more than anyone else.  Although there were, I’m sure times Jesus shook his head, His disciples were teachable.  That teachable spirit (soft heart and open eyes and ears) may take time to prove itself.  The son in the paragraph above came to the conclusion that his dad was not too teachable.  The disciples authenticated their teachable spirit years later.  Their growth took them from students to teachers.

General Questions for each day:
Summarize the day’s Bible passage in your own words.
What thoughts, actions, attitudes or beliefs are addressed in the passage?
How is the Holy Spirit leading you to apply this passage to your life today?