UNDERSTANDING

 

Write From My Heart

June 2, 2021

 

UNDERSTANDING  to know fully the character, nature of, etc.; to take as a fact and accept as a condition

 

Job 28:20, 23-24, and 28 (NIV)  Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell? … God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells, for he views the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens. … And he said to man, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.

 

Ponder this: The word understanding carries multiple meanings, and two of those meanings that are often overlooked have been noted above. We think of understanding as a mental comprehension, and it is. However, it is also acknowledgment of the character and nature of something and accepting all the terms and conditions that apply. Stay with me a moment longer and ponder this… when we fear the LORD and rely on his ultimate wisdom, when we consider ourselves to be followers of Christ [a.k.a., Christian], then we fully know the character and nature of what it means to be a Christian and we accept as fact the terms and conditions that apply.  One of those conditions is that we will have nothing to do with evil. Complacency, straddling the fence, and compromise are not options.