Living out our
Christian faith is a growing process. Anything in life that we do, before we
learn how to do it, we obtain knowledge of it first. For example, when you
start a new job, if you have never done it before, there usually is training
period before you begin working, that’s so you are well prepared to handle
whatever may come about.
Suppose a person
went to college to get a degree in psychology, they gradate at the top of their
class; then they start applying for jobs in that field, but they have little
actual experience applying what they have learned yet. when they go a for a job
interview, the employer most likely will go with a individual who has both a education and experience, because they
have had the opportunity to apply the book knowledge to real people in real situations.
Many Christians have the book knowledge, and that is the
extent of their walk, they are not growing, they are just stuck in the place. I
love reading Gods word, diving into a passage of scripture and seeing what the
Holy spirit wants me to learn. Are we just knowledgeable of the scriptures? Do we
understand what we have read? Are we
applying what we learn?
I Peter 3:17-18 says
Therefore dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be
on your guard, so that you may not be carried away from the error of the
lawless and fall from your secure position. However, grow in the grace and
knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
So that scripture talks about knowing the scriptures, so we are
not blindsided by false teachings.
Colossians 1:9 says this for this reason since the day we
heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to
fill you with the knowledge of this will through al wisdom and understanding
that the spirit gives, So that you may life worthy of the lord and please him
in every way. Bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God
being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you
may have endurance and patience.
That previous scripture talks about knowledge and
understanding. Proverbs 2:6 For the Lord
gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. So does Proverbs
How do we apply what
we know and understand? We have to read the scriptures, we can’t rely soley on
the Sermons spoke at church for our spiritual food, or a bible study, we have
to make it personal, or our faith stays stagnant
and does not grow and produce fruit. Knowledge of the bible is important,. But the
bible is also very clear that its much deeper than what we know, it must be
followed with a personal relationship with him.
Make your head knowledge deeper. Develop a personal
relationship with Jesus Christ. A way to live our lives, God s word is our life
Manuel, our compass to keep us on the path he has set before us. Human knowledge
is good to obtain, but apart from God its flawed, when our lives are focused
around Jesus, then we find our purpose, then we learn how to apply ourselves to
the wisdom we have learned about.
We go from being a hearer to a knower, to a doer. Knowledge
is the facts, when we understand what we have read, were then able to see the
meaning behind Gods words and wisdom knows what to do with what those
scriptures are and apply them to our daily lives! Are you taking that step? Are
you content to just know the scriptures or do you want so set those words in action and live them out as Christ did! I challenge
you to become a doer, not just a hearer of the word!
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