Day 3127 of the 7 day Bible verse challenge.
Luke 17:32 NIV To remember demands we look back at a prior time, a different place, a way of life from long ago, a mindset set in what now seems a strange direction in comparison to the direction we’ve been going. But see, to look back has become a contextual issue that's caused many to make blanket assumptions that are costing them the treasure trove of wisdom that's found only behind us. We've this arrogance that tells us that better days lay only ahead as we believe ourselves upon this constant upward trajectory of endless advancement. So don't look back, they say. Focus ahead. Forge ahead. Forget the past as it's now simply an antiquated and out of date resource from which nothing can possibly be gleaned that could help us all these years wiser. And yet here we find a command reflecting an opposing command meant to instill wisdom which might actually be lost among many today. We've such a haughty opinion of ourselves that we think ourselves beyond what's...