FAITH CAPSULE: It is true that wisdom, knowledge and understanding cannot be separated.

Proverbs 2

“When wisdom enters your heart, and knowledge is pleasant to your soul, discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep you, to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perverse things, from those who leave the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness; who rejoice in doing evil, and delight in the perversity of the wicked…” (Proverbs 2:10-14) Going by the words of proverbs, one cannot claim having wisdom and lack knowledge, neither can anyone claim knowledge without understanding. Wisdom, knowledge and understanding cannot be separated. What you do not know will not work for you. Also, whatever it is that fail to work for you can work against you. Can you imagine a man with a loaded gun in his pocket being chased around by one with an ordinary table-knife? Such imagination is a case of any acclaimed believer that operates lack of knowledge. The word states in Psalm 49:20, “A man who is in honor, yet does not understand is like beasts that perish.” The word of the psalmist also identifies one with power and begin chased around by a powerless one. It is a case of lack of knowledge.
Hosea 4:6, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge…” Clearly, the people of God, the ones that claims to know God are the ones being referred to as those that are destroyed because they lack knowledge. Do you lack knowledge? Knowledge is not scarce but, man has made himself scarce from finding knowledge. Knowledge is available for anyone who cares to find it. Essentially, the lack of knowledge is evidence of the lack of understanding of the fear of God. Proverbs 2:5, “Then you will understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.” Seek the knowledge, wisdom and understanding of God and the fear of the Lord will not elude you. Based upon all the evil and wickedness that takes place in our world today, we can clearly see that people no longer have the fear of God dwelling on the inside of them. It is a testimony to the fact that knowledge is not common and it is hardly implemented in the face of confronting challenges.
Do you handle the pressing challenges of your life with knowledge? God testifies that He knows His goodness towards us when He spoke, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11) Regardless of how difficult and challenging your situation is, what you know about the promises of God across the pages of the Bible will give you the knowing edge in the face of confronting evil challenges of the world.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to be filled with knowledge, wisdom and understanding of God.