Why We Must Love Knowledge [101 Great Benefits of Reading Books] – 5
The bitter experience of the ignorant woman
Two women (Akua
Dorothy and Ama Cynthia) fought over a man because he had money. Akua
Dorothy thought all her problems would end when the man married her. Ama
Cynthia believed the man could buy her dream cars and house when the man
married her.
However, these women did
not know that the man had anger issues. The man has had affairs with several
women, which ended in divorce. Some women even lost their lives because the man
was extremely violent.
However, Akua Dorothy and
Ama Cynthia were interested in the man’s money. They did not bother to
investigate the man spiritually, socially, and intellectually. All they cared about
was the man’s money.
After all, “money answers
everything.” One day, Ama Cynthia decided to humiliate Akua Dorothy. She told
lies about Akua Dorothy to the rich man. The rich man, ignorant of Ama Cynthia’s
intention, warned Akua Dorothy not to come to his house again.
Ama Cynthia eventually married
the rich man. She enjoyed the man's assets in the first month of the marriage. Ama
Cynthia could travel anywhere in the world. She could buy whatever she needed.
However, Ama Cynthia
started to experience abuse. The man abused her emotionally, physically, and
socially. He warned Ama Cynthia that if any of her family heard of the abuse,
that would be the end of the marriage.
Because Ama Cynthia loved
money, she decided to keep silent. The man continued abusing her. One day, the
man accidentally hit the right eye of Ama Cynthia with a knife. She lost one of
her eyes.
That was the end of the
marriage. The man could get his way out of prison because he had connections
with the law enforcement agencies in his community. Ama Cynthia had become disabled
and lost one eye. She went to live in her family village because she had not
built any property.
The unwavering power of ignorance
Analyzing the story, you
can tell that Ama Cynthia lost her eye and became crippled because she lacked
knowledge. She lost one of her eyes and became poor because of greediness and
ignorance.
No man will be willing to
marry a crippled woman with one eye. Ama Cynthia has become a liability to her
family and society because she did not apply wisdom. She targeted the man’s
money.
Ama Cynthia did not care
about the temperament and character of the man; therefore, she lost her eyes
and legs. Many people are living in darkness because they lack knowledge. Marrying
a rich man or woman is good.
However, you are not
going to marry the money. You are going to marry a human being with values and
philosophies. You can have money and still live in fear, depression, and pain
if you lack knowledge.
If Ama Cynthia had
investigated the man, she could save her life. Ama Cynthia allowed money to
block her vision. She even destroyed Akua Dorothy, her competitor. She lost a
potential friend who could have saved her.
You are free to marry a
rich if that man is born again and has a godly character. Knowledge can save
you from calamities. Like Ama Cynthia, she could have saved her eye if she had
knowledge. Ama Cynthia could have escaped the dangerous rich man if she applied
wisdom.
The unstoppable powers of knowledge
You don’t need anybody to
tell you that fire can harm you if you touch it with your hands. It is only a
child that touches fire. The child touches the fire because he does not know
that the fire will burn him.
In the same way, you will
not jump from a storey building because you can lose your life or become
crippled. You will not drink a cup of poison because you know the consequence. Drinking
poison will end your life prematurely.
Knowledge saves.
Knowledge brings deliverance. Knowledge shelters you from dangers and catapults
you to the
holy mountain. Without knowledge, anyone can deceive you. Ignorance
makes you prey to the wicked.
Like a phone battery,
failure to charge it will make the phone ineffective. The moment you charge the
phone, it becomes usable and profitable. In the same, knowledge powers your
battery. Knowledge powers your mind.
A weak mind lacks
knowledge. You cannot travel far without adequate diesel, gas, or power. The
gasoline allows you to travel to distant places. In the same way, knowledge
boosts your system. Your creativity and potentials become more outstanding and more
substantial when you read.
Greater light equals deep vision
Like light and darkness,
you cannot travel far in the dark. You need light to travel in the wilderness.
The greater the light, the farther you can see. Candles can generate light. A lantern
can generate light.
The electric bulb can
generate light. However, those lights have limitations. You need greater light.
The candle, lantern, and electric bulb can generate light to a certain limit.
However, it cannot stand the light of the sun, moon, and stars.
Maybe your knowledge is
on the candle, lantern, and electric bulb levels. You need greater light. You
need the light of the sun, moon, and stars to make a significant impact. You
need the light in God’s Word (the Holy Bible) to break the invisible chains.
The light you receive
from the sun is brighter than any other light. Attending school is good.
However, the knowledge in the school is a seed of candles, lanterns, and
electric bulb lights. You need unquenchable light. Repent from evil and
transform your mind with the living Word.
Transformation through the Word
…be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed
by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and
acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Romans
12:2 KJV
Transformation comes
through the renewal of the mind. The more you read the Word of God, it changes
your mindset. If you don’t want to act like the unbelievers and remain in the unbeliever’s
prison, build your mind with the Word of God.
Through reading, you
receive the wisdom of God. The knowledge of God can deliver you from the
corrupt philosophy of this world. The more you feed your mind with the Word of
God, it recreates your philosophy.
You begin to think like
God. When the Word enters you, it eliminates every darkness. You begin to align
with the plans of God for your life. This is one reason you must love reading.
Apostle Paul knew that the mind plays a significant role; therefore, he commanded
us to renew it with books.
When you read and obey
the Word, it shapes your ideology and mindset. You might have had some wrong
cultural and religious mindset. When you feed on the Word of God, it changes
the dark ideologies formed in your mind.
You begin to connect with
the divine celestial forces. If you don’t want to remain in the realm of the
flesh (carnality, pride, and temporal pleasure), connect with the Word. The
Word of God will elevate you from the realm of carnal knowledge to superior knowledge.
Like the sun, its light
is superior. We cannot compare the power (light) the candle, lantern, and
electric bulb produce to the power (light) of the sun because the sun is
superior and unstoppable. Become one with the Word of God, and you will walk in
divine power.
The power within the Word
will elevate you
to the holy mountain. Demons, enemies, and evil spirits cannot dominate
you on this sacred mountain. The systems of this world cannot break you when
you become one
with the Word. Read the Word. Study
the Word (the Holy Bible).
Meditate on the Word. Obey the Word and pray the Word. Nothing can stop you
when you become one with the Word.
Knowledge increases your strength
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth
strength.
Proverbs
24:5 KJV
You can be strong
physically and be weak emotionally, spiritually, socially, and psychologically.
Building emotional, spiritual, social, and psychological strength takes
knowledge. Being strong physically is good.
However, you must also be
emotionally, socially, psychologically, and spiritually strong. The devil does
not care how strong you are physically. It can trap you if you are weak
emotionally and spiritually (meditate on Matthew 26:41).
You can exercise every
day. However, the enemy can manipulate you with a word (insult, destructive criticism,
error, past sin, and weakness). That word can torment you a whole day, week,
month, or year if you are weak spiritually and emotionally.
You need spiritual and mental
strength to break the enemy. You need emotional strength to connect with
people. You need intellectual strength to connect with resourceful people. You
need social strength to connect with people.
You need spiritual
strength to connect with the spiritual forces. You need psychological strength
to handle people. You need emotional strength to handle animals. Training at
the gym, eating healthy food, sleeping, and exercising are good for the body
and mind.
However, you need
additional strength. You need the strength (power) that comes from books. Reading
can build your mental, spiritual, emotional, social, and spiritual strength. Many
relationships cannot stand because of weak emotional, social, and spiritual
strength.
Your physical strength
can protect you from some enemies. However, you need spiritual strength to
dominate the enemy. (Freely download my book on my blog, dominating the dark kingdom,
for a more profound revelation).
You need social and
psychological strength to maintain your relationship. You can have six packs
and still possess a baby mindset. Read books if you don’t want to become an
empty macho man. Read books if you don’t want to become a remote control in the
hands of the wicked (manipulators).
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth
strength.
Proverbs
24:5 KJV
As stated in the Holy
Scriptures, wise people are strong, and a man of knowledge increases in
strength. A man (including a woman) who loves reading increases emotional,
intellectual, social, psychological, and, above all, spiritual strength.
Leading people,
businesses, churches, organizations, and groups take emotional, social,
psychological, physical, and spiritual strength. To be complete, you need
knowledge. You need spiritual and resourceful knowledge.
You need spiritual knowledge
to connect with the Holy Spirit. You need knowledge to escape the traps of the
enemy. You need resourceful knowledge to connect with human beings. You need spiritual
and resourceful knowledge to connect with nature.
You need spiritual and resourceful
knowledge to connect with animals. You need adequate knowledge to stand the
storms of life. You need creative knowledge to live successfully. Knowledge
plays a significant role in life.
Ignoring knowledge is
like a phone with a low or no battery. You need a strong battery to maintain
your phone. Knowledge supports your life. It protects you from wicked people.
Knowledge drives you
despite the resistance. Knowledge makes you a light in the darkness. Eating a
balanced diet is great. Exercising is excellent. Sleeping is good for the body.
However, don’t ignore your mind because the mind controls almost every organ of
the body.
The mind tells you to eat,
sleep, and exercise. If there is nothing substantial in your mind, you will be
vulnerable. Your body can attract deadly diseases if you are ignorant. Anyone
can decide for you if you are ignorant.
Read if you don’t want to
become a liability. Read if you don’t want to become self-destructive. Read if
you don’t want the temporal desires of the flesh to control you. Read if you
want to grow in strength (meditate on Proverbs 24:5 and get my series of books
for more wisdom keys).
Knowledge makes you a spiritual giant
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow
thereby:
1
Peter 2:2 KJV
Spiritual forces know
your spiritual strength. You cannot command spiritual forces with a weak spirit
and soul. Holy Angels obey you on three conditions.
1. Your strength
(knowledge) in the Word of God. That is your combability with the Word of God.
2. Your relationship andfellowship with the Holy Spirit. (The born-again experience)
3. Your level of
authority (anointing and mantle level). Freely download the books on my blog.
Your prayer life weakens
when you stop feeding on the Word. Your relationship and fellowship with the Holy
Spirit depreciate daily when you stop feeding on the Word. When this happens, you begin to surrender to the lustful
desires of the flesh.
Like a seed, it dies when
it stops receiving water, sunlight and protection from weeds. That is how the
Word works in our spirit and soul. When your spirit becomes weak or lacks the
Word, it kills your relationship with the Holy Spirit.
When your relationship
with the Holy Spirit dies, you open the door for evil spirits to dominate you.
If care is not taken, you can backslide and become an unbeliever. This is one
reason Adam and Eve became self-destructive after the fall.
The moment they separated
from the Holy Spirit, evil started to dominate them. You need the Word to
connect you with the Holy Spirit and holy angelic forces. Angels obey the Word
of God. When the Word of God emerges from a born-again vessel with faith in the
holy
trinity, angels fulfill those words.
This is one reason you
must love the Word. You must be a lover of the Word. Be a voracious reader of
the Word. Become one with the Word of God to grow spiritually (Freely download my series of books
on my blog for more profound revelation).
Reading and obeying the
Word of God builds you spiritually. You can be religious and still be a baby
in spirit. (Freely download these books (Who is a Christian and Forty types of Christian believers) on my blog for more profound
revelations). Having time for God’s Word is a great way to connect with the
spiritual forces.
When you speak the Word
with absolute faith, angels obey those words. Nothing moves the angels of God more
than the Word of God. When you become one with the Word of God, your authority
exceeds the greatest angels.
Note that angels are in
categories. For more profound revelations, you can request my free book, understanding
the ministry of angels. If you want the holy angelic forces and nature to
obey your command, become one with the Word.
If you want demons to
tremble or flee at your presence, become one with the Word. Evil spirits flee
when you speak the Word with faith. When you speak the Word out of your tongue,
the Word becomes flames of fire (meditate on Jeremiah 23:29).
The Word of God is a
sword in the realms of the Spirit (meditate on Hebrews 4:12). Your daily
relationship and fellowship with the Word increase the sword's sharpness. The
sharper your sword, the greater its strength in spiritual battles.
Feed on the Word if you
don’t want to remain a baby Christian (meditate on 1 Peter 2:2). Let your soul be full of God’s Word. When
your soul and spirit become one with the Word, enemies will not dominate you in
the realm of the Spirit.
Do not joke with your quiet time. Read the Word of God. Read books connected to the Word of God. Read spiritual (inspired) books. Study the Word of God. Become one with the Word. Let the Word rule your soul. Your spirit will become a giant in the Spirit when the Word fills your entire being.
- Do you love reading the Word (the Holy Bible)?
- Are you one with the Word?
- Are you an avid reader?
- Do you love spiritual (inspired) books?
In the next article, I
will write in detail about how knowledge positions us for more extraordinary
exploits. Kindly share the link to this article so others can grow in wisdom
and power.
To be continued…
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