When theological academia and Bible study are secluded from helping people and ministering to people on the “outside,” it becomes ivory towered isolationism. The same is true for cloistered spirituality. We cannot quarantine ourselves away from human need and not get sick ourselves. God surely calls us to sharpen our theological and biblical understandings and deepen our walk with Him, but we must never forget that His heart weeps for the greatness of human need. The test of knowing truth is doing truth.
Father, may we know how to be with You and to be with the people. May we know how to learn without neglecting service.
