“…Of making many books there is no end, and much study is wearisome to the flesh.” Ecclesiastes 12:12
What Do I Know?
Walk His Way Revisited
A Mini Devotional
Book learning, teachers, research and smarts,
Literature, math, sciences, arts—
Studies and test-taking, knowledge and such:
As much as I know, I don’t know much.
I wrote this little poem to remind myself that I’m not so smart after all. I have more questions than answers. I am a hungry student—I read incessantly, study topics I’ve never considered before, and willingly ponder everything under the sun (except evil, of course), thus proving that I knew nothing about these things in the first place. It’s all so… interesting!
But none of the knowledge completely satisfies, because there is always something else to know.
Only knowing one thing satisfies: “But let (her) who glories glory in this, that (she) understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, exercising loving kindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight, says the LORD” (Jeremiah 9:24).
There is peace and joy in knowing the Lord. If I have wisdom, it is a gift of God.
Lord, I pursue You above all else. Amen.
When I was about 10-11, I discovered the library at school and began the task of reading as much as possible. I finally decided I would never get done, but I have been a (physical) book reader ever since. I don’t know when I started going cover to cover on the Bible (twice in the New Testament to every once in the Old). It was always easy going back because something new opened up every time I went over the verses…. to this day!
I’ve had a Pastor tell me that isn’t the way to do it, that subject studies are better. I’ve never been one to memorize every ‘address’ of chapter and verse, but I’ve felt for a long while that I have a pretty good understanding of what’s said. And more opens up all the time! I know where to go when I need solace/comfort.. (usually Psalms). Thank you, Lord, for your Word!