The Knowledge Problem: A Call to Seek and Understand God’s Truth

There are countless promises, instructions, and treasures hidden within the Word of God.

Yet if we don’t know them, how can they shape our lives?

If we don’t understand them, how can we apply them?

If we don’t believe them, how can we experience their power?

And if we don’t walk in revelation of them, how can they ever bear fruit in us?

The Bible is not short of answers - it’s overflowing with them. But so often, the issue isn’t that God is silent; it’s that we lack knowledge of what He has already spoken.

The Call to Get Understanding

Proverbs reminds us,

“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.” Proverbs 4:7 (KJV)

And James writes,

“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” James 1:5 (NKJV)

Knowledge is not just about information - it’s spiritual understanding that produces right action. It’s knowing what to do, how to do it, and when to do it - by the Spirit’s guidance.

The prophet Hosea declared,

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Hosea 4:6

The word “destroyed” here doesn’t necessarily mean death. It means to waste away, to lose purpose, to live beneath potential. When we don’t know what God has already provided, we walk in circles -searching for answers in all the wrong places.

We perish not because God has abandoned us, but because we have not discovered what He’s already given.

What Is Divine Knowledge?

Knowledge, in the spiritual sense, is illumination - seeing what others can’t see because the Holy Spirit has turned on the light.

It’s more than information; it’s revelation - an awakening that changes how we think and live. It’s understanding how to respond, when to wait, when to speak, and how to pray.

Knowledge means knowing what to do because God has shown you what is true.

Sources of Divine Knowledge

1. God’s Word

The first and purest source of divine knowledge is Scripture itself.

Every page of the Bible reveals the mind and heart of God.

When fear rises, His Word says,

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5

When we feel directionless, His Word assures,

“In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:6

Every promise, instruction, and story carries divine principles that equip us for life - but we only benefit when we know them.

2. Illumination through the Holy Spirit

Sometimes, as we read, the Holy Spirit begins to highlight certain verses or words - they seem to come alive on the page.

“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.” 2 Timothy 3:16

The same Spirit who inspired the Word now illuminates it.

He takes what looks ordinary and gives it supernatural depth - fresh insight, hidden meaning, divine strategies.

This kind of revelation doesn’t come through quick reading; it comes through waiting, meditating, and listening.

3. The Holy Spirit’s Direct Leading

Beyond Scripture, the Spirit also reveals things specific to our lives - direction, warnings, and insight we couldn’t have known otherwise.

“The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.” 1 Corinthians 2:10

Sometimes He gives a word of knowledge - an understanding of a situation you couldn’t have known naturally. Other times, He gently guides your decisions, closing some doors and opening others.

4. God’s Vessels - Books, Sermons, and Messages

God also teaches through others. The same Spirit that speaks to you also works through teachers, pastors, writers, and worshipers.

We are in the information age - messages, podcasts, and teachings abound. But not all knowledge is divine. That’s why discernment matters.

Before you feed on a message, pause and pray, “Holy Spirit, lead me to what You’re saying to me in this season.”

He will guide you to the right voices - those carrying truth, not trends.

5. Life Experiences and Obedience

Sometimes God teaches through experience.

When we obey His instructions in small things, we begin to see patterns of His faithfulness - and that itself becomes knowledge.

Each step of obedience deepens our understanding of His character.

What Divine Knowledge Is Not

• It is not human reasoning or self-help. True knowledge begins where our own strength ends.

• It is not popular opinion or trending advice. God’s truth often runs opposite to culture.

• It is not head knowledge without transformation. Knowing about God is not the same as knowing Him.

• It is not prideful intellect. Knowledge from God produces humility and awe, not arrogance.

The Advantages of God’s Knowledge

1. It brings clarity and direction. Confusion lifts when God reveals what to do.

2. It empowers prayer. When you know the Word, you stop praying vague prayers - you start praying God’s promises.

3. It renews the mind.Knowledge replaces fear with faith and uncertainty with confidence.

4. It releases divine strategies. God gives creative solutions for business, relationships, and decisions that human logic couldn’t produce.

5. It produces transformation. The more we know Him, the more we reflect Him.

“Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32

My Journey with Knowledge

There was a time I felt spiritually powerless - lost, unsure of how to pray or what to believe. Then one day, while reading Acts 1:8, the words leapt off the page:

“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you…”

That single verse stirred something deep within me. I asked the Holy Spirit to explain it - and He began to. He led me to teachings about spiritual power and to men and women of faith whose lives demonstrated that power.

That revelation changed how I prayed, how I thought, and how I approached my walk with God. My prayers became focused, my faith stronger, and my confidence in God deeper.

That’s what divine knowledge does - it renews the mind and reshapes our lives.

How to Practically Seek Knowledge from God

1. Be intentional about reading Scripture. Approach the Bible not as a task, but as a conversation.

2. Pray for revelation. Ask, “Holy Spirit, open my understanding as I read.”

3. Meditate on what you read. Don’t rush - let it sink in.

4. Journal insights and promptings. Writing helps retain revelation.

5. Listen to Spirit-led teachers. Pray before you listen or read, asking God to confirm truth.

6. Ask questions in prayer. God delights in revealing Himself to the curious heart.

7. Obey quickly. Revelation grows when we act on what we already know.

Final Thought

We live in a world overflowing with information, yet starving for revelation.

God’s desire is that His children not just read about His promises but live them.

When we seek knowledge from Him - not just for curiosity, but for transformation - He opens our eyes to see what was hidden all along.

“Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3

So ask, seek, and keep learning.

Because the more we know of Him, the more we become like Him - and the less we perish for lack of knowledge.