Day 96
Ephesians 1:18
"The eyes of your understanding being enlightened: that ye may know what is the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,"
Paul told the church at Ephesus that he prayed for their spiritual understanding, so they would know the hope they had been called to and the riches of the glorious inheritance Jesus had in the saints. We do not have to understand everything we act on, but understanding does help us. Sometimes, understanding will determine whether or not we act properly. Lack of understanding can cause us not to respond when we should. It can also cause us to do the wrong things. Understanding is valuable.
Jesus said in Matthew 13:19 that when a person hears the Word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the devil snatches away the Word that was sown in his heart. On the other hand, He said in the 23rd verse that the one who understands the Word will bear fruit.
Reading can help us gather knowledge. Meditation and study, combined with prayer, will produce understanding of the knowledge we obtain. Knowledge alone is not very helpful. Furthermore, it can be harmful without understanding and wisdom.
Let us seek to increase in knowledge and understanding. This means we should not hurriedly gather information in quantity only. We should take more time to get understanding of what we learn.
I will pray before and while I study and mediate God's Word. I will increase in knowledge and understanding and be fruitful.