Daniel 11:32b KJV
…But the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits
There is a saying that knowledge is power. It is also further stated by a wise man that “correct application of knowledge is wisdom”. Whichever way we look at it, the very first step to getting power or becoming wiser is to gain knowledge.
The Lord says in Isaiah 5:13, “Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge; and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst”. Also, in the book of Matthew 16:5–11, Jesus was taken aback by the disciples because they were not catching up as expected concerning understanding him.
The Apostle Paul says in Philippians 3:10, “That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death.“ The knowledge of God is a project on its own. The greatest investment on earth is the one invested in knowing God. The reason is that when you know God and He knows you, you will have direct access to deep secrets.
There is nothing of relevance in life that doesn’t have a secret as to how to achieve it, and your investment in knowing God will open you up to revelations that will give you better ideas on what to study to stay on top of your game.
Nobody is born with knowledge; you have to acquire it. There are many professors today who are good Christians but don’t know much about the Bible. They have read hundreds of books and written a number of theses, but they haven’t read the Bible from cover to cover or have a good understanding of the scriptures.
Let us step up from being ordinary Christians into becoming real Christians that understand the scriptures and know the God of the Bible. Your exploits are directly proportional to how much of God you know, and if you want to maximize your experience as a child of God, you must seek God and develop great passion towards knowing Him intimately.
You must make your experience of God a daily affair, and Satan will always be under your feet.
It is when you know God (which will come at a cost: determination, discipline, taking necessary actions, studying the Bible, etc.) that you can do exploits.
How can we know God?
Just as everyone called an engineer today did not become an engineer through wishful thinking, you must also pay the price by studying and meditating on God’s word regularly and also developing a consistent, fervent prayer life. Your prayer must not just be about the things you want but also about knowing the mind of God about situations around you and about others.