“Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old.”
I once heard a pastor say that his wife had prepared several thousand meals for him during their years of marriage. He said that only a few of these were so exceptional that they stood out to him, but all the other meals kept him going! We can love the exceptional, the new, and the exciting; however, there must be a place in our spiritual diet for teachings that may not be outstanding but are nutritional and keep us going.
I love the fellowship of those who are so hungry that they will travel far to hear a great preacher or teacher. God obviously rewards such hunger. Even so, if we only seek the “wow” sermons and cannot receive the practical truths of which we need to be constantly reminded, we will be weak Christians. The wise seek both the new and the old.
