TO KNOW THE WORD OR, BEING KNOWN OF THE WORD?

Proverbs 2:6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

Many in this generation are called wise. Many also look to the philosophical writings of ancient civilizations in hopes of finding some secrets that will help them with today’s struggles. But who is the wise? Who is the one whom we can rely upon? How can man, in his own admission of weakness and helplessness, be the one to determine the diagnosis, and much less the prescription to heal his social woes? The Bible is clear: can anyone who does not confess the Lord in one form or another be thought as wise?

Wisdom comes by practicing and personally experiencing the Word from God’s mouth within ourselves. Wisdom does not come by mere mental cognition of the Word; just knowing it. The bride may very well love the bridegroom. She may desire to give her life to him. She may agree with everything he stands for and look forward to be one flesh with him for eternity; but until she actually moves in with him and yields herself to his embrace; until the covenant is sealed in blood in the bed of love, she has not experienced being one with the bridegroom; she is not Mrs. so and so. She also is not heir to his ‘kingdom’, so to speak.

Let us intimately let the Words of the Bridegroom enter our soul. Let us eat them without even feeling that we have to try them, taste them, and analyze them. Let us just swallow them in full knowledge that they are good and will give us the wisdom we need, as well as knowledge and understanding. We can just eat them at face value; they will not hurt us. They will only take us out of this world. They will take us out of the philosophical and mental madness of this generation. They will take us to a place of peace and quiet where we will enjoy Him forever. What a prospect.