ARE
YOU KNOW-IT-ALL? Devotion for Monday June 27, 2016
Text:
Proverbs 1:1 – 9
Memory
verse: v 7 - The fear of the Lord is the
beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction
We can easily spot the obsessive know-it-all
by the way he or she dodges all possibility of admitting wrong. They will want
to argue everything. Such person will use his or her knowledge to impress
others using words that people won’t understand just to have the satisfaction
of seeing them concede his or her ‘superior knowledge’. They use their perceived
superior knowledge to intimidate people around them. When they appear in the
public, they want people to notice them. People like this are the ones that
everyone tries to avoid at social gatherings.
The Know-it-alls may have a great deal of
knowledge, but they usually have little wisdom and do not fear God. This is one
problem with the elites and learned people in our society who people to this
call of know-it-all. They love to show their knowledge, their affluence,
artistry, etc, in the public when occasion doesn’t demands for that. Do you
have such in your neighbourhood? They are found everywhere.
Solomon called this kind of person a fool
(Proverbs 1:7). Much of what we know has no connection to how wise we are; for
example, a very brilliant lawyer can live a foolish life. This proves true the words
of Paul in I Corinthians 1:24 and 25 which say, “But to those who are
called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. Because
the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger
than men.”
Truly, wise people know that their knowledge
is not complete and go to God for wisdom and more knowledge. All that we know
are gifts from God for use in serving Him and others. Therefore, we should use
our knowledge with humility. Beloved, we shouldn’t act like a know-it-all, even
if you have a lot of knowledge. Remember that all knowledge and wisdom come
from God. We should be humble enough and give Him the glory!
Food
for Thought: Do
you act as know-it-all? It is a spirit of pride?
Prayer: Lord, grant me the humble spirit to fear you and depend on you for wisdom no matter the knowledge I have acquired.
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