And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
-Mark 12:24
Whenever I think highly of myself, your Words brought me down, oh Lord! Who am I then to go against the truth? If the truth is against me, then let God be found true and a man like me a liar (Romans 3:4).
In innocence, oh man, there is sobriety and calmness in your simple mind. In your awakening, you glut, you have developed an insatiable craving for knowledge. Restless and anxious, you eventually found yourself lacking and confused. Until you finally realized that a wise man is nothing but a fool if he himself was confounded of his own understanding. Ever learning, yet never came to the knowledge of truth (2 Timothy 3:7).
Woe unto you, oh man, dwelling in a world full of deceptions and mysteries. When you set your vision afar, there are stones need to be unturned. Whenever your thoughts soar high, there are realms that a mind cannot fathomed. For indeed a man was made higher than all of God's creation, yet his intellect failed him in many ways. Can you then solely trust on your own understanding? God surely forbids.
Have you numbered the stars, oh you haughty man, as though you are infallible? Have you searched the universe, oh you proud one, as though you are omniscient? Therefore, God condemns the high-minded thoughts of men. You definitely do err for not knowing the light of his Words and might of his power.
To walk in the truth is living in the context of your Words, oh God! For you alone upholds the truth. Sanctify us with the truth, for your Word, oh Father, is truth (John 17:17). Let the Bible therefore be our guide and the Holy Spirit be our Mentor. Deliver us, we beseech you! Deliver us away from the wiles of this world and the sly crafts of the devil. So your children may walk justly through the narrow gate where our Savior, Jesus Christ awaits.
