The Beginning of Knowledge

The Beginning of Knowledge 

            Proverbs 1:7, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.”  Yirah (3374) means, among other things, reverence or a moral fear of God.  What God thinks about me matters.    What I think of God matters too because it will directly affect my respect and trust of Him.   When things are going well for me, I might like to think of God as sort of my buddy, but when the going gets rough, I find myself in need of a strong and powerful God.  When my earthly friends are nowhere to be seen, I find myself needing a God who is able to meet my serious need.   

            When I have problems that are much too difficult for me to solve, I need a big, wise, wonderful God to come to my aid.  Isaiah put it like this, “In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.”( Isaiah 6:1)  When He was in trouble he did not look for a folksy and indulgent God but rather an exalted Holy God!   I do not know about you, but I need a God whose train fills the temple about every day.  Therefore, I plan to visualize my God as High and lifted up. 

Song for the Day Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty by Reginald Heber 

Thought for the Day  If I want to always be able to trust God, I must conceptualize Him as the Almighty rather than my buddy.   

Prayer for the Day

My dear heavenly Father I want to always see You as the Almighty God who spoke the world into existence. Help me to have a right concept of who You are and what you are capable of doing. I know that the beginning of knowledge is knowing You and Your will. Please help me to understand more and more about You each day,  This I am praying .  Amen.