Crowned with Knowledge

[398 words] The first step to being crowned with knowledge is understanding that “the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man who walks to direct his own steps” (Jer. 10:23). This means we must be directed down the proper path. Jeremiah understood this and desired to know the proper way, so he sought God’s correction and direction. “O Lord, correct me, but with justice; not in Your anger, lest You bring me to nothing” (Jer. 10:24). Through daily Bible study, we begin to understand that not everything which seems right to us is indeed right. “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death” (Proverbs 14:12). The second step is to give up control of our lives and surrender to God. “A wise man fears and departs from evil, but a fool rages and is self-confident….