Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15

I learned the above verse in 1985 in my 5th grade Sunday School class. I remember who taught it to me. I remember what room I learned it in. I remember my Sunday School teacher. This verse has stayed with me throughout my adulthood. It’s interesting that simply by learning this verse, the reader is fulfilling the divine directive.
Did my Sunday School teacher envision that these memory verses would be remembered for so long after it was taught? Maybe. He was definitely an effective teacher.
And I wonder if I am an effective teacher. Are the students remembering what was said in class? Am I teaching in vain? I would like to think I am effective. But I believe there is a grey where some students remember some of what I said for a season.