Wisdom is a powerful thing. It is not enough to have knowledge without true understanding. I can know that it is light outside when I wake up and dark when I go to sleep. But if I don't understand that it is because the sun is rising and setting, then I have no knowledge of the concept of night and day.
We can hear something and remember it but if we don't understand it, it won't do us any good.
We should all be striving to be in the word more. Growing our knowledge of the Bible. But as much as we know the word we need to truly understand it, meditate on it, study it, and really allow it to change us, to change our hearts.
When we understand something we can put it in to action. We can apply it to our lives. So let's strive to not only grow our knowledge of the word, but our understanding of the word.
Prayer:
Lord fill us with a desire to know your word. Give us the ability to understand it and apply it to our life. We ask that you reveal something new to us each time we read your word. Help us to not only know the word but have a desire to know you, to have an intimate relationship with you, in Jesus name pray Amen.
Verse:
To acquire wisdom is to love yourself; people who cherish understanding will prosper. Proverbs 19:8 NLT
