"10 Then the disciples came and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
11 And he answered them, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
12 For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
13 This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.
14 Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: "'"You (some) will indeed hear but never understand, and you (some) will indeed see but never perceive."
15 For this people's heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.'
16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.
17 For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it."
While skimming across a social media website not long ago I happened upon the portion of the sermon where Dr. S. M. Lockridge orates "That's my KING"! Listening to Dr. Lockridge is really like listening to a poet recite some of their best writings, they KNOW the passage they are repeating SO well that the words seem to come out effortlessly! There is a phrase around 2 minutes into his deliverance that, quite simply, grabbed me and would not let me go. "HE'S THE KEY TO KNOWLEDGE"! Then my mind went to the scripture above and I had a "wallah" kind of experience.
Knowing the vast difference between "wisdom" and "education" is paramount to understanding the precept of "HE'S THE KEY TO KNOWLEDGE"! My grandfather only had a fifth grade education, but he was one of the wisest people I had the privilege of knowing. However, his right thumb was partially blown off by a dynamite malfunction when he was young, a permanent reminder that his "wisdom" came at a great cost. Although "grandpa" was far from perfect, loving him was easy because he never thought himself to be better than others, but knew he was just as good as the next man, no matter how "educated" they might be!
Dr. Lockridge was born two and a half years after my grandfather, and died one month prior to my grandfather in the year 2000. Although Dr. Lockridge was a college graduate, he evidently KNEW that "HE'S THE KEY TO KNOWLEDGE"! Having the LORD reveal HIS TRUTHS to you is one of the greatest privileges, yet humbling experiences, a person can ever be a part of. To know that GOD the CREATOR considered me worthy, with all of my faults, to reveal HIS TRUTHS to me is an unexplainable mystery! Why did GOD choose a man with a high school education when HE could have chosen a person who was educated beyond description?
Maybe GOD knew that some minds don't need to be cluttered with the education of "this world", we need only to be captivated by "HE'S THE KEY TO KNOWLEDGE"! When HE reveals something to us, it is not easily forgotten. When we are educated by "this world", there's no guarantee that the education will be what is needed in our lives to glorify HIM! That's why it is SO important to understand that "HE'S THE KEY TO KNOWLEDGE" as we matriculate through this life!
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