WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW

WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW


8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share with me in the sufferings for the gospel according to the power of God, 9 who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began, 10 but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, 11 to which I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.[b] 12 For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day. 13 Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. 14 That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us. ( 2 Timothy 1:8-14)

Do you know an aglet from a tang? Would you recognize duff if you walked on it?

It's not essential to know these terms to make it through life successfully. If you didn't know that an aglet is 'the covering on the end of a shoelace," that a tang is "the projecting prong on a tool," or that duff is "the decaying matter found on the forest floor," it's not all that important. You could always look it up.

We can be glad we don't have to know everything to get by in this world. We often can depend on someone else's knowledge. For instance, I don't know how to fix the brakes of my car - but as long as someone else knows and can fix them, I'm okay.

There is a knowledge, however, for which we are individualy responsible if we expect to enter heaven. I'm talking about knowing Christ personally. Learning about Him and entering into a personal relationship with Him is the only way to live wisely and be prepared to meet God. The apostle Paul had this in mind when he said, "I know whom I have believed" (2Tim. 2:12).

Do you know the One who died for you and can forgive your sins? Unless you know Him, all other knowledge is insignificant.

Written by Dave Branon for Our Daily Bread

Eternal life is knowing God

Through Jesus Christ His only Son;

Such knowledge is life's greatest quest-

Without it life has not begun. - D. De Haan

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To know Christ is the greatest of all knowledge.