Knowledge begins with respect for the Lord, but fools hate wisdom and self-control. (Proverbs 1:7)
Why we have to learn from the other person or from our mistakes? What do we learn from our lifestyles? One of the questions from my mind is this: What God wants from us? Some of us may think this is a silly question to have in our lives. But it is true that we need to know what God wants from us.
We cannot have the knowledge unless we know and respect God. Look at today's world. We have forgotten who God is in this country. Since the government rules the country, we begin to follow their ways and their rules. Many public schools and state courts have refused to put the Ten Commandments (see Exodus 20; Deuteronomy 5) in their communities. They put the prayer out from the schools. Now, the schools are saying that it is okay to teach the sex to the children, but it is not okay to have the Christian fellowship in the public communities. Why these things happened? We have been so desired for our own plan and have forgotten who created this world.
We have the knowledge of knowing everything. We have the knowledge to respect our people. Do we have the knowledge to respect God and His creations? "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters." (Genesis 1:1-2 NKJV)
Think about what if there is no beginning of the universe. What if there is no God, than we wouldn't be existed in this planet. No God. No angels. No human and living creature.
"Knowledge begins with respect for the Lord, but fools hate wisdom and self-control." (Proverbs 1:7)
God wants us to have the knowledge to think, to care, and to respect others and Him. Knowledge is the part of wisdom that He gave us. We cannot have God's wisdom unless we know and understand Him first. He wants us to decide which ways we should live. For example, we might see that the high school students choose to have sexual relationship before their marriages. We might see some young and adult people want to commit suicide. Or young couple would decide to follow God's way and respect Him for their lifestyles. They may think they need the wisdom from Him. Not from the world or Satan. God's wisdom.
His wisdom is greater than ours. His ways are greater than ours. We always can depend on Him. But God also wants to think to have the knowledge to live life. Listen to Joshua's model:
Then Joshua said to the people, "Now respect the LORD and serve him fully and sincerely. Throw way the gods that your ancestors worshipped on the other side of the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve the LORD. But if you don't want to serve the LORD, you must choose for yourselves today whom you will serve. You may serve the gods that your ancestors worshipped when they lived on the other side of the Euphrates River, or you may serve the gods of the Amorites who lived in this land. As for me and my family, we will serve the LORD." (Joshua 24:14-15)
If you would like to have the knowledge as Joshua, then put your trust on God. There is no greater gift than to receive the knowledge and the wisdom from God. That's what He wants from each of us-respecting Him as our Father to us.
