Do you know what you know? Are you fully persuaded about what you think you know? Soooo, what is it you know? What is the basis of your knowing? Knowing should lead us to a deeper understanding and appreciation. Do you walk in what and Who you know? Is your confidence in this knowing?
In 1 Corinthians 8:1 Paul warns us that “…knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.” Not certain that I fully understand this but simplistically, this means to me that love trumps knowledge. Knowledge, Wisdom, Understanding… Proverbs offers us some other clues, instruction:
“Wisdom is the principle thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your
getting, get understanding. (Proverbs 4:7) …
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding
will find good.” (Proverbs 19:8)
For me, wisdom has always meant the application of knowledge. Without testing it, applying it to life – knowledge is only good for trivial pursuit. And application is grounded in understanding. But knowledge is not to be diminished or despised for it is the platform on which wisdom rests. Without the initial step of knowledge, wisdom can’t stand but without wisdom, knowledge has no expression. They really are complementary mates, and understanding is the glue.
I’ve said all that about knowledge and wisdom and understanding to focus on the following scripture:
“I am persuaded (confident) that neither death nor life, nor angels nor
principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor
height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate
us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
This scripture in Romans (8:38-39) list all of the things that potentially could separate us from God and then Paul says they don’t have the power to do this. Nothing shall separate us from God’s love, nothing! Do you believe you are inseparable from the love of God? That His love is stronger than any and every obstacle?
Begin with verse 31 in Romans 8 because it tells us, yet again, that “If God is for us, who can be against us?” Then Paul says – “…we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.” (v 37) If you can believe this for yourself, if you will apply this principle, this standard then… if you do, then you are more than a conqueror.
