LIMITATION OF MAN'S KNOWLEDGE
October 2, 2010Bible in One Year
Saturday, October 2, 2010
(Ezek 4 - Ezek 7)
Memorise: "The meek will he guide in judgement: and the meek will he teach his way" (Psalm 25:9)
Read: Genesis 13:9-11
Choices are usually influenced by certain factors, some of which are positive while others are negative. One very important factor that can affect decision-making is knowledge. Knowledge is power. The more you know about a particular subject the more you are likely to making right decisions. Proverbs 1:29 says those who despise or detest knowledge do so to their peril. Do you know that if you know more about God and His Word, it will affect you in making error-proof choices and decisions? That is why Proverbs 1:23 says, "Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you". The elements you need in taking those crucial decisions are contained in the Bible, prophetic utterances of genuine men of God and what He would like to say directly to you. How much time have you given to studying at His feet? Some think it is a waste of time to undertake personal Bible study while others are sleeping at midnight. No. You are gaining time. At the end, you will realize you spent far less time and effort in reaching your goal than the one who never cared to give priority to God's Word.
"The meek will he guide in judgement: and the meek will he teach his way" (Psalm 25:9). Relying on what you know about a thing or situation before taking a decision can be inadequate because of human limitations. This is why you must move further from what you know to what He knows. To do this, you must be clothed in meekness. When asked to separate from Abraham, Lot was free to choose where to go to. To him, the land of Sodom was very suitable for agriculture and rearing animals so he chose it. His physical assessment of the land was perfect but limited because he did not know that God was planning to destroy it after a while. At the end, he lost all his labour of several years to the inferno that gutted Sodom! Lot never consulted with God before making that decision. Some people fail to consult God in their decision making and so God will also not force Himself on them. He will allow them to reap the harvest of foolish decisions. Are you taking a major decision this period without allowing God to guide you? Stop it! Do not hurt yourself. Consult Him today.
ACTION POINT:
Father, my knowledge is very limited. Please Thou that hast all knowledge, guide me in making right choices and decisions.
Posted by Pastor E A Adeboye. Posted In : SEPTEMBER 2010
Fondly known as G.O or Daddy G.O, Pastor Adeboye became the General Overseer (G.O) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in 1981. Sheer curiosity and the search for a solution to a personal problem led Pastor Adeboye to worship at RCCG – Ebute-Metta in 1973. It was a most unlikely place of worship for a professor of Mathematics as the church had very few educated people and it lacked the comfort and grandeur of the Orthodox churches.
His desire to reach the ends of the earth is captured in this statement, “I would love to have a breakthrough to such a height that I can lend to nations and preach on every television and radio station at least one hour per day.”
