It is the glory of God to conceal a matter;
to search out a matter is the glory of kings. Prov 25:2
Knowledge and wisdom are priceless. “Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold. She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her” (Prov 3:13-15). People have commended me as one is both wise and knowledgeable, and while I do not deny that I do indeed have the spiritual gifts of knowledge and wisdom, I do not feel that I am somehow special and worthy of such praise. I appreciate the sentiment, but I was not born with an innate gift for knowledge and wisdom, rather, I learned them. They did not come naturally to me. What did come naturally to me was a hunger for the knowledge and wisdom of God, but only after asking the Lord to give me that hunger.
Anyone can be wise and knowledgeable in the Lord. What it comes down to is how much you value truth. It has been my own experience that knowledge is not something that falls into your lap, you have to seek it out. However, I do not believe truth is far from any of us. It is not in God’s nature to withhold good things from those who ask Him. “Indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God. For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding” (Prov 2:3-6).
The problem as I see it is not that true knowledge and wisdom cannot be found, it is that have men have stopped searching for them. Men no longer search for understanding as for hidden treasure, they have become distracted and complacent. Man does not see the need for knowledge and wisdom, therefore, he is not motivated to seek it. And yet the Queen of Sheba so valued wisdom and knowledge that she journeyed to the ends of the earth to acquire it (Luke 11:31). Therefore, as long as I live, I want to awaken hunger for knowledge and wisdom in others, that they might find for themselves knowledge and wisdom, and search for them as for hidden treasure.
Whether or not we want to be, we are caught in a war, a war with the Prince of this world (notice I say prince, he is not the king though he might seek such a title). It is a spiritual war. But followers of Christ are falling in battle left and right, like soldiers without a weapon. They have nothing to fight with, and it’s because they have not equipped themselves with the Word of God, His knowledge and wisdom. But the Enemy has no intentions of relenting. He will not stop his attacks. “Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you. The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding” (Prov 4:6-7). Why? Because the rewards of understanding far outweigh the cost. In listening to wisdom, you cannot lose.
