Building a House

Proverbs 24:3-4

A house is built by wisdom and becomes strong through good sense. Through knowledge its rooms are filled with all sorts of precious riches and valuables.

In our world today, the pursuit of knowledge is marketed to youth by institutions of 'higher learning' and numerous people who once called themselves by the name 'Christian' have been led astray by the notion that knowledge is the god to which we should all bow. However, this sort of blind pursuit of knowledge does not fulfill. I have seen this sort of empty pursuit lead to the use and abuse of drugs, as well as other self-destructive behaviors. But why? Surely God does not want us to all be uneducated sheep. I agree. I believe that an education and a good measure of knowledge can exponentially help our ability to communicate the message of Christ. The problem with making the pursuit of knowledge your primary goal is that it's backwards. Look at the scripture. A house is built by wisdom and then filled by knowledge. The scripture makes it clear that knowledge without wisdom is a recipe for problems.