We've all heard the saying "knowledge is power". From the time we enter this world until we die we are seeking knowledge. Just as a sponge soaks up water, our brains soak up every bit of knowledge it can get. We soak up both good and bad knowledge, for our brains just want knowledge. The older we get the more knowledge we have received. Also the older we get, the more likely we are to forget that same knowledge.
In today's passage God through Hosea made a statement to His people. Verse 6 states" My people are destroyed for the lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee,". This is one powerful message to us all. It states just how important "knowledge" is to God. The trick was the people had been given the knowledge! They had the Law of God. They had the stories of the Prophets of old. They had all the knowledge they needed! But there was just one problem, the same one we have today. Using the knowledge! How many times have we had knowledge, but just didn't use it? There are times in our lives where we can do what we know is right but we just don't do it. There also are times we should look out for others but we don't. There are times when we should be silent but we talk. There are times we just don't "use the knowledge"
As we start this new year, lets try our best to "use the knowledge". God has given us and continue to give us, all the knowledge we need. It's up to us to use it!
Father, help us to not ignore the knowledge you have given us in life and through your Glorious Word. Help us to "use the knowledge". In the awesome name of Jesus, Amen
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