Revelation 9:20
“Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands.”
You would think they would have learned. They had witnessed terrible suffering, seen the consequences of their choices, and somehow survived it all. Yet they went right back to living as they had before.
Before we shake our heads at them, perhaps we ought to look in the mirror.
Haven’t we all made a mistake, suffered for it, and promised ourselves we’d never do that again? Then, somewhere, we found ourselves making the same mistake all over again.
I’ve often wondered how many times God has tried to teach me something, only to find that I wasn’t listening.
Here’s something I’ve learned. Growing older doesn’t automatically mean growing wiser. Sometimes it just means we’ve had more opportunities to make the same mistakes.
God doesn’t expect us to have a perfect past. But He does want us to have a teachable heart.
After all, yesterday’s mistakes are wasted only when don’t learn from them.
Prayer: Father, give me a humble heart that learns from mistakes and grows wiser each day.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and this is a thought worth thinking.