"If you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God" (Proverbs 2:3-5, NIV).
I heard a few minutes of Chuck Swindoll's radio broadcast today. He used a great analogy for God as our Guide:
Just as a camping lantern only enlightens the path for one or two steps ahead, so does God guide His children step by step.
Godly knowledge and understanding are similar. As humans, we do not have the privilege of complete knowledge and understanding. We have just what is necessary for the present time. For me, this is all the reasoning I need to depend on God for the development of my belief system. The ramifications of decisions made today are far-reaching; beyond our abilities to know and understand.
Amen! That hits the nail on the head! We can be so full of ourselves sometimes, asking "Why God" when we're really only needing to know that He is God. He'll allow us to know and understand what we need to for that day.
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