11-15-14. Job 36: 3-5. Where Do We Go For True Knowledge? -my devotional
Where do we go for true knowledge? Kevin E. Jesmer 11-15-14
Job 36: 3-5, “I get my knowledge from afar; I will ascribe justice to my Maker. 4 Be assured that my words are not false; one who has perfect knowledge is with you. 5 “God is mighty, but despises no one; he is mighty, and firm in his purpose.”
Do we have to go to the top of a mountain? Do we have to seek answers in a temple in some South East Asian jungle? No. We go to the Lord, the God of the Bible. In Job 36: 3-5, Elihu says, concerning God, “I get my knowledge from afar; I will ascribe justice to my Maker. 4 Be assured that my words are not false; one who has perfect knowledge is with you. 5 “God is mighty, but despises no one; he is mighty, and firm in his purpose.” Elihu seems a little proud and presumptuous, especially when he says, “one perfect in knowledge is with you”. Elihu is not perfect in knowledge. But God is. God does give us knowledge from afar. It comes all the way from the heart and mind of God, from before his throne in the Kingdom of God. It is far, but at the same time it is near…near to our hearts. God has made it this way by his Word and His Spirit. We can trust the knowledge that God gives. God is mighty and yet he despises no one. That means that he is willing to impart his knowledge to anyone who humbles themselves and seeks wisdom. Jeremiah 31:33-34 reads, “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,” declares the Lord. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. 34 No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,” declares the Lord.“ For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.” God is an equal opportunity educator for those who want to learn. Open your hearts to him today. Jesus will teach you the wisdom that we can trust for “Jesus is the Way and the Truth and the Life.” (John 14:6)
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