History
History informs the present and helps us make wise decisions for the future. (Gloria Gaither, gospel song lyricist)
George Santayana famously wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” We have seen that truth played out today, haven’t we? Gaither gives us a great reason to study history. With a good knowledge of the past, we can understand more clearly where we are today and why. That understanding will make planning for the future so much easier.
What is happening now has happened before, and what will happen in the future has happened before, because God makes the same things happen over and over again. (Ecclesiastes 3:15)