Am I insane?  I like to think so.

I have taken very little college in my life.  That might be sort of surprising being how much I love taking classes back in high school (took 10 more credits then I needed to graduate) and how much I love to learn now especially when I live vicariously through college friends and love to help out with homework especially anything to do with Biblical studies.

(Then again it might be not so surprising to some given the huge amount of spelling and grammatical errors on this site )

In either case…

So yes, one of my desires to receive a Doctorate in Theology.

What would I do with it? No freakin’ clue.

Why would I want to accomplish such a feat?  Well for one, it is a challenge and I like to do things that seem impossible by me but I know that is quite possible if I depend on God.

Two, I am going to use one of my favorite scriptures to neatly sum up how I feel:

Proverbs 25:2 (ESV) It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.

Now, I am not saying a Th.D would reveal all the secrets and mysteries of God here on earth.  I do figure it would be a good foundation to take a tiny little glimpse into the possibility of seeing the glory of God.  I figure if I keep tearing at it (it being studying God) that in some weird way, I would have the same awesome chance of seeing the glory of God much in the same way that Moses did back in Exodus 33:17-23.  Maybe I can not only feel his goodness but actually see it before my very eyes:

Exodus 33:19 (ESV) And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name The Lord. And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.

But what good is it to ingest all that knowledge of God when it is just for yourself?  What good are the blessings of God when they stop at you and don’t continue to flow out to those around you?  What good is it for just a little ol’ puny, foolish, sinful man such as myself just to absorb all of goodness, holiness and righteousness of God and leave none for others in the world.

But then I reminded of what Paul wrote to Timothy:

2 Timothy 3:14-17 (ESV) But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.

I just hope and pray to God that in all of this seeking that I will not be selfish and never want horde this wealth for myself.  If I see the glory of God, I want to do whatever it takes to make sure that others get to see His glory as well.