Begining of Knowledge

S: ⁷ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
    but fools^[a] despise wisdom and discipline. 
Proverbs 1:7

O: Solomon was said to be the wisest man in the bible. The wisdom he received was from the Lord.The all mighty God despises the proud and shows grace to the humble. Lacking fear the essence of pride. Not having fear for God is bringing down God's status to my level.


A: Fearing God is the first wise thing I can do. Knowing that He is in control of my life and He can take away or give without reason is something I need to be constantly reminded about. I have such a narrow view on life that I forget that God is sovereign. Like Solomon stated, the first step to growth is to have fear for the Creator. I still don't know how to fully fear God properly. I feel like our generation has lost the ability of see the full characteristic of God. As not too recently, they tried to popularize Jesus by saying "Jesus is my homeboy". Yes Jesus is your friend, but he's also the disciplinarian when we do wrong. God is a God of wrath and love. I have to remember He has wiped clean civilizations because of his holy anger. We are insignificant in God' sight. To start, I feel like I need to pray on my knees more often as to show respect to God in a posture of humility.


P: God thank you for giving me grace for not having enough fear for You. You are a God who destroyed sinful men in an act to discipline and correct those you love. You show kindness, but you also show anger. Help me Spirit not to forget that and to always be humble. Help me God to throw away my pride and gain fruitful wisdom in which I can use in my life. Thank you for your grace and mercy.


In Jesus name
Amen