World knowledge or God?

Thomas Kempis wrote “How many there are who perish because of vain worldly knowledge and too little care for serving God.” The world is all about obtaining much knowledge for selfish reasons like money and fame. That is not what God says we are to be about, we are to be about Him and serving Him. So where are you in this line of thinking?

God tells us where true knowledge begins:

Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
But fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Soloman warned us about worldly knowledge:

Ecclesiastes 1:18 For in much wisdom is much grief,
And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

Obedience and service to God are the keys to a prosperous life in our Lord:

2 Corinthians 10:5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

So think on this today and ask yourself...am I working hard for more knowledge and service to King Jesus or am I working hard to gain more knowledge to gain the world! Obviously you know what God wants!

Tom