3/12/15

From Gary... "knowledge"


Knowledge is a transitory, inexact thing; it fluctuates in depth, meaning and relevancy over time and can distort truth.  Wisdom clarifies knowledge. It gives depth and meaning and purpose to understanding.  To truly comprehend life, first look within, then above for guidance. Ultimately, truth, wisdom, knowledge and insight is found from only one source...

1 Corinthians, Chapter 1 (WEB)
 20  Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the lawyer of this world? Hasn’t God made foolish the wisdom of this world?  21 For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom didn’t know God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe.  22 For Jews ask for signs, Greeks seek after wisdom,  23 but we preach Christ crucified; a stumbling block to Jews, and foolishness to Greeks,  24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.  25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.  26 For you see your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, and not many noble;  27 but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;  28 and God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nothing the things that are:  29 that no flesh should boast before God.  30 But of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:  31 that, according as it is written, “He who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”

Think you are smart; there is always someone smarter!!!  Think you "know" something- think again!!! The depth of knowledge is not limited to a comprehension of something, it develops by a personal interaction of feelings and physical interplay.  Heady stuff!!! Simply put, know what you can know, to the depth you are capable of and THEN boast- not about yourself, but about God who gave you life in the first place.