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Who Do You Choose To Know?

The world today is chasing knowledge at a rate that is incredible. Just the number of emails that are sent in a day from organisations inviting people to seminars as the proclaim to have some piece of knowledge that will empower shows that knowledge is in great supply. The way knowledge is used proves the old adage that knowledge is power is so true. For indeed what you know and what you don't could both be killing you.

Daniel proclaims that there are benefits of having knowledge. Hosea declares that people perish for lack of knowledge. Not knowing having any working knowledge for a problem area leaves one in further trouble. Since it is accepted that knowledge is powerful, which knowledge should I pursue?

God has always desired to have people who are seeking to have knowledge that is from Him. did you know that many inventors were men and women of faith. Sir Isaac Newton considered by many one of the greatest scientists that ever lived, the man behind the laws of mechanics and gravitational laws was a deeply pious man of great faith. God promised that meditating on the Word guaranteed success in life Joshua 1:9. I don't know what you field of endeavour in life is but I want to challenge to make God the benchmark of all knowledge. Why know God? Dan 11:32b, Hos 4:6

  1. Knowing God gives strength. Life's forces have a way of taking out our energy. Seeking the Word produces strength to face life. Its through the Word that we gain insight to overcome.
  2. Knowing God empowers one to carry out great exploits. For one to stand out in life you need to know God. Moses stood out because He stood before God. Elijah had a nation in his hands including the king because He stood before God. Elisha made an axe head float because he knew His God. A person who chooses to know God, will soon attract God in his direction.
  3. Not knowing God leads to destruction. Knowing God allows you to live when others are facing destruction.
  4. Not knowing God leads to rejection. Today's society is dealing with issues pertaining to reject. many people are constantly facing rejection in many ways. Redundancies are another name for rejection. Divorce is another name for rejection. Suicide is another form of rejection. Depression is another form of rejection.

I urge that you make a life based on the Word of God. Seek to know God and He will seek you out. Jer 29:11-13, Jer 33:3 are two passages that show the power of seeking God. May 2010 be the year that you gain insight, foresight and hindsight from your walk with God. It was Noah's walk with God that brought him salvation Gen 6:1-9. Walking with God will result in knowing Him. Choose to follow God and watch as He elevates you above your generation.

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