The Power of Knowing That You Know

You know, there is a phrase many of us take for granted, and many of us, including me, do not have a clue where it came from. We do, however, believe it as fact. “Knowledge is power.” Sound familiar? As we navigate life, it sometimes appears that the more we know, the easier life becomes. As I heard someone say recently, ‘Mistakes make up the price you pay for wisdom.’ Wisdom stated another way is the result of lessons learned from the mistakes we all make every day. So, if I’ve got this thing correctly, mistakes give you experience.& & The experienced person who has learned from their mistakes becomes wise; wisdom is the knowledge prerequisite, and knowledge is power. The question I have then is what kind of power one gets from the knowledge of God. I mean, isn’t knowing God the absolute pinnacle of human understanding? The power of that kind of knowledge must be awesome.& & Let’s not attempt a double standard here. We’ve already agreed that knowledge is power. Simply because the subject is God shouldn’t change our premise. Awareness of the Lord, acknowledgment of who He is to us, understanding the purpose, and subsequent submission...