{"id":7123,"date":"2023-01-02T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=7123"},"modified":"2023-01-01T06:51:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T11:51:26","slug":"beginning-of-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/01\/02\/beginning-of-knowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginning of Knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>1 minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Beige-Black-Quote-Business-Instagram-Story-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7124\" width=\"331\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Beige-Black-Quote-Business-Instagram-Story-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Beige-Black-Quote-Business-Instagram-Story-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Beige-Black-Quote-Business-Instagram-Story-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Beige-Black-Quote-Business-Instagram-Story-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Beige-Black-Quote-Business-Instagram-Story.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis+5-7&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Genesis 3:1-4:26<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+3%3A7-4%3A11&amp;version=ESV\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+2%3A13-3%3A6&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Matthew 2:13-3:6<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+3%3A1-8&amp;version=ESV\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+2%3A1-12&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Psalm 2:1-12<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs+1%3A10-19&amp;version=ESV\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs+1%3A7-9&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Proverbs 1:7-9<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Verse:<\/strong> <em>\u201cThe fear of the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.\u201d&nbsp; Proverbs 1:7<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fear, in its original Hebrew, means reverence.&nbsp; When Solomon talks about \u201cfear of the Lord,\u201d he means acknowledging God\u2019s power and sovereignty.&nbsp; God rules all things; we control nothing, and the Lord controls everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knowing the truth enables us to let go and let God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Showing reverence to God means admitting we don\u2019t know everything.&nbsp; Convincing narratives doesn\u2019t equal truth.&nbsp; Unless present, we don\u2019t know what other people think and speak.&nbsp; We can\u2019t possibly see the condition or motives of other people\u2019s hearts.&nbsp; Therefore, we can\u2019t know everything.&nbsp; But God does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With God, we don\u2019t need to know all the facts; we can trust in Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foolish people think they know everything, their actions revealing their thoughts.&nbsp; Wise people recognize their limited perspective and submit to God in awe of His sovereignty. &nbsp;Tapping into the Lord\u2019s divine knowledge helps us become wise.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1-300x39.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Lord, let Your wisdom reign in us as we submit our lives to Your sovereignty.&nbsp; Forgive us our foolish ways; help us always turn to You.&nbsp; Let our fear of You lead us to Your divine knowledge.&nbsp; IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 minute read. 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