We live in the Information Age. Or as some have called it, the Misinformation Age.
In a time that information is accessed at any moment by anyone with a hand sized gadget, which all adults carry, what information is it that we should seek (and find)?
Knowledge and wisdom, Proverbs tells us, doesn’t even really begin until we have a reverential knowledge of God. So, there it is, the most important knowledge we can have is to know God, Himself.
When it comes to physical and mental health, information is sufficient to the masses for us all to be experts if we’d choose to be.
Well, I believe the most important knowledge to have concerning personal health is the knowledge of ourselves. As helpful as it is to know the science of the human body and the human psyche, it’s most important to know our own bodies and personalities.
To know our own strengths and weaknesses, what things come natural to us and what things seem nearly impossible, allows us to effectively apply the scientific knowledge of health and fitness.
To know God and ourselves well, then, are most important. Then, and only then, can we operate our lives in a truly healthy way.
If we want to parent well, we must know our child well and our child’s Creator well. We must also teach our children to know God and themselves well. It’s the most important knowledge we can help them gain.
As we display for them an exemplary marriage, it will include similar knowledge; they’ll see that we know God so well that we place Him at the center of our marriage and family, and that we study, contemplate and learn our spouse so well that we know how to love them well and live with them in peace and love.
So there it is. In this age when we can so easily access knowledge, the most important knowledge, knowledge even easier to access (It really always has been accessible by our very heart.) is knowing God.
Proverbs is the treasury wherein God’s wisdom has been stored for us, and it’s wide open for all to access. Just one example is Proverbs 9:10. Make the withdrawal and enjoy its value in your parenting, marriage and personal life.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. -Proverbs 9:10
