Proverbs 10:14 “Wise people store up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.”
My 7th-grade math teacher, Mr. Ford, was asked by a classmate why we had to learn math. I have never forgotten his answer as he said, “It is better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.” My math-teaching daughter would say, “AMEN!”
I can now look back and say that was one WISE answer. I do not know if Mr. Ford knew Proverbs 10:14, but when I first read “Wise people store up knowledge,” I thought of his statement.
Drawing from the teaching of Proverbs 10:14, we are reminded that when it comes to learning God’s Word, we must read and look to apply it PRESENTLY, AND we need to read it and memorize it to know it for LATER application. (Yes – I did say the M word – MEMORIZE)
Keep in mind you are to be reading God’s Word for TODAY as well as for storing it up for TOMORROW.
The foolish do not have this mindset. They brag of NOT NEEDING TO KNOW. The sad truth is they will be caught off guard many times without the resources to handle temptations, which in turn leads to destruction.
Are you a WISE person who is storing up knowledge today for tomorrow’s use? Or do you think more like a FOOLISH person who is constantly questioning WHY DO WE NEED TO LEARN THIS?
As you ponder Proverbs 10:14, how wise does Mr. Ford’s answer, “It is better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it,” come across today?
How large is your spiritual reservoir? What were the last verses you memorized?
Continue Strong “DATING” the Word for today AND tomorrow!
And remember to DATE THE WORD