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Ignorance, Foolishness or Understanding

Scripture
The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds of foolishness.
(Proverbs 15:14)
Devotional
There are people who do not know, and do not know that they do not know; this is ignorance. There are people who do not know and think that they know; this is foolishness. There are people who do not know and know that they do not know; this is understanding. Those with a heart of understanding seek knowledge. The ignorant will remain blissful and the foolish will feed on their folly. The one with understanding knows that he or she has not arrived. They understand that there is a least one thing they do not know about a conflict. They understand that adding a wrong to an equation will never produce a correct answer. The ignorant and foolish on the other hand will attempt the same thing over and over expecting a different result. Ignorance and foolishness come naturally. Each takes little or no effort. Understanding on the other hand requires diligence and a repentant heart. Therefore the beginning of understanding is to understand that you most likely do not have it.
Text For The Day
Proverbs 15:14: The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.
Thought For The Day
“Don’t neglect your critical faculties. Remember that God is a rational God, who has made us in his own image. God invites and expects us to explore his double revelation, in nature and Scripture, with the minds he has given us, and to go on in the development of a Christian mind to apply his marvelous revealed truth to every aspect of the modern and the postmodern world.” Author John Stott, Anglican clergyman, royal chaplain and author.  
Questions To Ponder
 
Morning Study Guide
Defining:  “Ignorance”: A lack of knowledge and/or information. “Foolishness”: An ignorant boasting of absurdity and/or folly. “Understanding”: To not only know, but to know why, how, and when. “Wisdom” is the right application of knowledge and understanding and the avoidance of foolishness.
 
Referencing: “How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver,” Proverbs 16:16.
 
Applying: Never use the phrase “I don’t understand” as an excuse not to do the right that you do understand. “Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding,” Proverbs 4:7.