My meditation presentation Tuesday AM for teachers: KNOWLEDGE.
Proverbs 1:7 says that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. Hosea 4:6 says that God’s people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
The Greek word in both verses is daath (Strong’s 1847) and means awareness, not being ignorant. In Indonesian it is translated as the word which means to know someone, have a relationship with.
In nearly every language in the world (except English) there are at least two words for knowledge - one is this having relationship with, awareness of meaning, and the other is information stored. As teachers, the focus is on giving the second - information about subjects. But the greater job of the teacher is to make sure that a good foundation is laid for use of that information, and this begins with knowing the Living God. Without knowledge of God, head knowledge is worthless in serving him.
Bringing students into a closer relationship with the Living God, Jesus Christ, is a foundational function of teachers in our school.
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