Proverbs
4:18-19 But the path of the righteous is like the
light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day. The way of
the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.
The instruction we receive as young people is to be
guarded. The knowledge we receive from family and teachers is given to protect
us and to prepare us for success in life. God’s word gives us additional
instruction to prepare our hearts and souls for life’s journey into eternity.
This instruction is to be guarded, but why?
There are people who do not believe what we Christians
believe. They believe there is no God. Heaven is only a wishful thought to
them, reality as we see and experience it in this life is all anyone can
attain, so they say. Such people will seek to persuade us into believing what
they believe. These beliefs are foolishness according to scripture. It is a
fool who denies there is a God.
The path that leads to understanding, wisdom and a
true knowledge of God is like the morning sun. Out of the darkness of night we
begin to see a glimmer of light. Something begins to come into view as we read
and study Scripture. As time progresses the light of understanding begins to be
seen for what it is. God is the light we begin to see. We acknowledge His
existence and the light begins to brighten.
As the day emerges the light gets ever brighter
until our knowledge is turned into belief and our belief works itself out into
faith or trust. In the fullness of the day we have compete trust in God’s
existence and activity in our life. Each day continues this ever rising dawn
within us. This living dawn is our daily walk and growth in the wisdom and
knowledge of God.
