June 22, 2019
“……We know that “We all possess knowledge.” But knowledge puffs up while love builds up.” 1 Corinthians 8:1
When I was in college one of my professors told me, “Because you chose to get an education you are now more aware of the problems in society. You are no longer ignorant and now you are obligated to do something to make things better. “ The significance of his words has stuck with me for over 40 years.
Education allowed me to gain knowledge I did not have before. My high school did not offer a physics course, therefore I did not have knowledge of the laws of physics that can explain how things work. I remember being in awe as I took my first physics course in college as I learned about those laws of which I previously had little knowledge. I have wondered if the professor saw me with my mouth open in awe and wondered “who is this country bumpkin?”. The things I learned explained many things I had pondered but did not understand. This set the course of my completing college with a degree in Electrical Engineering and a soon to end 41 year career of applying that knowledge.
You may be wondering what this has to do with the scripture quoted above. I have chosen in recent years to better understand racism and how I have been very ignorant of its effects on our society. I am stunned by what I did not know but am now learning about. But if I only gain knowledge it leads to me being puffed up in pride unless I am moved in love to do something about it.
I am choosing the way of love but will need a lot of light from the Holy Spirit to change my thinking, which will change my understanding of what I see, which will change what I do.
Blessings,
Kevin