Smart Fools
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7
I have spent numerous years attending formalized instruction. From high school and college to numerous naval classes ranging from nuclear power plant operation to missile flight planning. However, none of this education has provided the essential ingredient for spiritual living – knowledge. Solomon provides the key to knowledge above in the opening part of the verse. He didn't recommend becoming a Rhodes Scholar but rather fear (respect) of the Lord. The wisest man known on earth recognized the source of knowledge and freely shared it with us.
Knowledge does not equate to intelligence. I have friends (and a father) who never darkened the door of an institute of higher learning, yet they can discern how to live a Christian life and fix some of the most technically challenging problems that leave educated people baffled. How is this?
Jesus states in Matt 13:11, "He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given." And Paul further explains in 1 Cor 2:12-13 that it is through receiving the Holy Spirit that we gain spiritual knowledge. What is the first step? Accept Jesus Christ as your Savior. He will guide you through his Holy Spirit, if you will let him, to make the right choices in your life.
While intelligence is to be respected, never place book sense over heart sense. Otherwise, you can become a smart fool.
I have spent numerous years attending formalized instruction. From high school and college to numerous naval classes ranging from nuclear power plant operation to missile flight planning. However, none of this education has provided the essential ingredient for spiritual living – knowledge. Solomon provides the key to knowledge above in the opening part of the verse. He didn't recommend becoming a Rhodes Scholar but rather fear (respect) of the Lord. The wisest man known on earth recognized the source of knowledge and freely shared it with us.
Knowledge does not equate to intelligence. I have friends (and a father) who never darkened the door of an institute of higher learning, yet they can discern how to live a Christian life and fix some of the most technically challenging problems that leave educated people baffled. How is this?
Jesus states in Matt 13:11, "He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given." And Paul further explains in 1 Cor 2:12-13 that it is through receiving the Holy Spirit that we gain spiritual knowledge. What is the first step? Accept Jesus Christ as your Savior. He will guide you through his Holy Spirit, if you will let him, to make the right choices in your life.
While intelligence is to be respected, never place book sense over heart sense. Otherwise, you can become a smart fool.
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