OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-SATURDAY-24/09/2016-THE POWER OF KNOWLEDGE-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
Memorise
My people
are destroyed for lack of knowledge: Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I
will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: Seeing thou hast
forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. Hosea 4:6
Read
Proverbs
1:20-29,
20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice
in the streets:
21 She
crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the
city she uttereth her words, saying,
22 How
long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And the scorners delight in
their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
23 Turn
you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make
known my words unto you.
24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have
stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
25 But
ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
26 I
also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
27 When
your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind;
when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
28 Then
shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but
they shall not find me:
29 For
that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord:
KJV
MESSAGE
Knowledge can be defined in two major ways;
first, as an acquaintance with the body of truths, facts, or principles
accumulated in the course of time from study or investigation. On the other
hand, knowledge can also be defined as the illumination of the mind, especially
by the Word of God, leading to delight and increased pleasure in God. It should
be noted that whenever the Bible talks about knowledge and knowing, it is
usually in the sense of knowledge as an illumination of the mind by the Word of
God. Biblical knowledge is a combination of scientific, philosophical,
psychological, and spiritual knowledge; and this kind of knowledge is superior
to any other.
In reference to the knowledge of the Word of
God Hosea 4:6 says:
“My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge: Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will
also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: Seeing thou hast
forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.”
As I have always said, knowledge is power
because it is a major factor that controls the process of decision making and
therefore ultimately determines the course of life. It is the level of your
knowledge about any particular subject that determines your ability to make the
right decisions about the subject. It is in this light that Proverbs 1:29 says those who despise
or detest knowledge do so at their risk. Every Christian needs to know that
dependence on worldly knowledge may lead to failure, but godly knowledge
guarantees success.
Do you know that if you know more about God
and His Word, it will affect you in making error-proof choices and decisions?
That is why Proverbs 1:23 says,
“Turn you at my
reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words
unto you.”
The elements you need in taking those
crucial decisions are contained in the Bible, prophetic utterances of genuine
men of God and what He would like to say directly to you. How much time have
you given to studying at His feet? Some think it is a waste of time to
undertake personal Bible study while others are sleeping at midnight. No. You
are gaining time. At the end, you will realize you spent far less time and
effort in reaching your goal than the one who never cared to give priority to
God’s Word.
Prayer Point
Father, please give me
enlightenment and understanding by Your Word in Jesus’ name.
Bible in one year
Ezekiel 10-12, Psalms 67:1-68:6
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