Presenting ...
... a weekly letter of encouragement.
Singapore 8 August, 1994
Good Morning!
PERHAPS ONE OF OUR PROBLEMS IS THAT WE KNOW TOO MUCH.
INFORMATION OVERLOAD: Exposure to an endless array of
tapes, sermons, books, articles, seminars, and Christian radio.
Why is it that with all this information at our fingertips
our lives are often out of joint, our marriages strained, and
victory over sin remains an illusive ideal?
For one thing, we wrongly assume that knowledge of the
truth will change our lives, when in reality it only heightens
our awareness, and increases our guilt.
Surprisingly, the Scriptures suggest that exposure to too much
knowledge may actually be ruinous:
"...In much wisdom there is much grief, and increasing
knowledge results in increasing pain." (Ecclesiastes 1:18)
"...The writing of many books is endless, and excessive
devotion to books is wearing to the body." (Ecclesiastes
12:12)
"Always learning and never able to come to the knowledge
of the truth." (II Timothy 3:7)
So what is missing? Consider Hebrews 4:2:
"For indeed we have had the good news preached to us,
just as they also; but the word they heard did not profit them
because it was not united by faith in those who heard."
EXPOSURE TO THE TRUTH IS OF NO VALUE TO US UNLESS THAT TRUTH
IS TRANSLATED INTO FAITH AS EVIDENCED BY OBEDIENCE.
For three years Judas Iscariot lived with the Truth, but ended
his life in suicide. Familiarity with the Truth without application
spelled personal destruction.
James reminds us to:
"...Prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude
themselves." (James 1:22)
So, our problem lies not in the fact that we need more truth.
Rather, we simply need to respond in faith and obedience
to the truth we already possess!
Have a great week!
Dwight Hill
© Copyright 1996 Dwight Hill. Unlimited permission to copy or use is hereby granted subject to inclusion of this copyright notice.
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