The words of the wise are like goads, and the words of scholars are like well-driven nails, given by one Shepherd. (Ecclesiastes 12:11, NKJV)
If one is going to "tea"ch God's word, especially if she is not a biblical scholar, much preparation is needed---tho the lessons for the teacher are usually greater than the lesson to be taught. Paring is necessary if there is to be clarity in the presentation. One thing is needful---God's word in God's way----God is El Shaddai, the "All Sufficient One"---everything else is superfluous.
"Keep the main thing the main thing" as Kay Arthur often says when she's teaching. C. H. Spurgeon puts it this way, "The man of one book is eminent, the man of one pursuit is successful."
As the "Preacher" says in Ecclesiastes, there is "no end to books and much study is wearisome," or simply put, man's all is to "Fear God and keep His commandments."
There is nothing quite like a divine education---but it comes first to the teacher and then to the student.
Grateful for a morning of "Tea With Thee" time, prior to teaching, this "TEA-cher" is still sipping from God's word and praying for a "tea-chable" spirit for both herself and her students.
