YOU'RE STILL THERE?

"And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see." (Rev. 6:5)

I know. Some will think, HOW MANY TIMES will you have to write the same words, June? And when it comes to unregenerate readers giving what is that--how they deem one is "good" and one is "bad" --I've heard the comment: if they repeat what they've already said before, it's nothing new; I want to learn something new with every post; don't waste my time!"

Then don't read my blogs, I guess. And don't read scripture, which values line upon line, precept upon precept. In fact, anyone who really thinks and observes realizes that things of value merit repetition, and actually the very word "REINFORCEMENT" carries with it the concept of repetition.

Any language is learned by repetition of sounds and practice of combinations of grammar, expression, reasoning. Logic, for that matter, declares situation as fact if proven constant through repetition. Choices in life...are they not made by comparison, an actual variation of this thing called "repetition": repeated appearances, repeated financial status, repeated health-strength-medical conditions, repeated material assets, repeated natural resources?

Great castles may be built on repetitions of one brick placed on top of another; expansive halls covered with floors of tiles lined side by side; the Kingdom of Rome was held together by much-trodden-on slabs of rock!

Appraisal. That's the word I was looking for a while ago. But scripture says, "Who is he that judges?" It is the LORD. We need to remember God in the Heavens looks down to hear man's words and renders judgment on them. As far as "repetition" is concerned well, it's like the way Paul Harvey looks down at some 2-yr-olds who "render judgment" and think they're so smart, but they look so cute to him, and he can't stand it.

Canon and finger exercises are necessary for the concert pianist. Practicing line control and doing gesture drawings are musts for the painter and visual artist. Not interested in repetition? Sorry; it's the building block for living.

(A later blog will tell why I've had to keep coming back to Rev. 6:5 mentioned at the beginning of this post.)