The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Hosea 4:6a,
"My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge."
Earlier in the chapter we read that the Israelites had ceased to acknowledge God, "There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land." Hosea 4:3. As a result, the Israelites came to their destruction through a "lack of knowledge."
I am reminded of Proverbs 1:7, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction." It is from God himself that true wisdom comes. Mere intellect and the acquisition of information is not wisdom. The ability to assimilate information in a way that results in a life well lived comes from God. It starts with not just recognizing that God exists, but having a healthy reverence for who God is, what he has done, and what he is capable of that brings the beginning of the knowledge that Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, tells us of in Proverbs 1:7.
God is a willing source of wisdom. James, the Lord's half-brother, tells us that if we ask God in faith for wisdom, he gives it generously. "If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt... " James 1:5-6a.
The wisdom God provides is boundless. We are told that the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom. 1 Corinthians 1:25. From our perspective we view the wisdom and knowledge of God as limitless resource, a resource he has made available to those of us who embrace him in faith.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
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