-April 29, 2023-
Good morning, happy Saturday,
“For I know that my Redeemer lives, and He shall stand at last on earth; And after my skin is destroyed, this I know, that in my flesh I shall see God.”
(Job 19:25-26).
The little word know is an extremely valuable and important one. It simply means to, “be aware through observation, inquiry, or information.” When you know something it gives you great confidence. The opposite is also true: when you don’t know something, it leads to uncertainty, fear, or anxiety. The expression, “Knowledge is power is attributed to Francis Bacon from his Meditationes Sacrae way back in 1557. It was true then and it is true now.
For the Christian the knowledge of God, His Word, salvation, eternal life, and of heaven gives us great encouragement. The news media is based on the presumption that people want to know. God knows us better than we know ourselves. He understands how vital it is for us to know. Job, struck by so many trials got very discouraged, but he never lost hope in the Lord. He looked beyond this world to his future glory with the Lord. Job and his three friends debated over the issue of why the godly suffer. In the end, the Lord, the Lord had the last word. His friends were wrong, he was right, but even his knowledge was limited. God was over all. God is omniscient. He knows everything.
None of us know everything like God does, but we thank Him for what He has revealed to us in His Word. We learn through seeing, hearing, observing, and experiencing. This is why older believers offer us so much wonderful knowledge and wisdom that they have learned from walking with the Lord for many years. Knowledge of the truth is made to share it with others. We don’t go around giving unwanted or undesired advice, but when someone asks, we share with them.
In Scripture there are two very crucial things that we know: that we have eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ and that God works all things together for good to those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. I love the words of the Apostle Paul in 2 Timothy 1:12, “For this I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that he is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.” That Day when we go to be with the Lord is coming. Let us keep our minds occupied on Christ, not on the things of this world. One can know many things that are mere trivia, but when we know the Lord and His Word it is never mere trivia.
Let us hold onto the knowledge we have and know more. May our knowledge be put into practice. We will be better prepared when trials come. We can hold onto the Lord our Rock through the storms of life. Have a blessed, safe and healthy day.
Knowing, growing, and believing,
Dean
Dean Allen's Daily Devotional 