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"THE FOUNDATION OF KNOWLEDGE" "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction." (Proverbs 1:7)The fear of the Lord is not just the starting point but the foundation upon which all true knowledge is built. Reverence for God aligns our hearts and minds with His truth.The first thing that many schools throw out of any discussion or pursuit of knowledge is God. Yet here we see that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. We cannot hope to attain any real understanding of our world, its purpose, or our place in it without first turning to God's Word to gain a holy knowledge.Now, the fool looks at material things and therefore assumes things about God; but the wise man or woman looks at God and thereby understands, not only about material things, but all things! Albert Einstein used to say, "Any fool can know. The point is to understand." Do we look at the world through the lens of God’s Word and with a fearsome understanding that it was created for the glory of God? If so, then intellectual pursuits, family relationships, job opportunities, and every other area of life will fall into place. On the other hand, if we do not begin with the fear of the Lord, then life will seem like a crossword puzzle with the wrong answers scribbled across and down in the various boxes. And it won't take long to discover that what we thought were the right answers were actually the wrong ones.If any of us are getting some wrong answers that don’t seem to fit or solve the problems in our life, then let's reject all of those humanistic thoughts and definitions and replace them with the Truth and dependability of God’s Word. Remember folks, He is the One Who made us, and He alone has given us the solutions we need in His Word. Friends, what do you say we begin by learning and living those knowledgeable Lessons from the Lord? Why? Because "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge."