தியானம் - 2020
Meditation - 2020, "AATHAVAN"
– August 20, Thursday 2026
"And if any man think that he knoweth anything, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know." (1 Corinthians 8:2)
Many people pride themselves on their educational qualifications. Some become puffed up, believing they know everything simply because they are highly educated. But the truth is that no matter how much we have learned, we remain uneducated in many matters. The adage, "What we have learned is but a handful of sand; what we have not learned is as vast as the ocean," is a true saying.
It is the very same in spiritual life. In spiritual life, there is no limit to what we can learn. We often rely merely on a few truths we know and the things taught to us by our parents from our youth, assuming those alone to be the complete truth. If we remain in this mindset, then as today's meditation verse says, we know nothing yet as we ought to know.
We are not people who have fully understood spiritual truths merely because we study in a Bible college or read the Scriptures daily and recite verses with their chapter and verse numbers. Yes, as it is written:
"For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away." (1 Corinthians 13:9,10)
Only when Christ, who is perfect, comes into us can we become clear in our understanding and know what we ought to know as we ought to know it.
If we want to pour water or any other drink into a jar, that jar must be empty. Only then can we store anything in it. If the jar is already full, nothing can be added. Similarly, for most people, their "filled" knowledge stands as an obstacle to understanding further spiritual truths. Only when we realize that we are empty vessels can God work within us and reveal new spiritual truths to us.
Without placing complete trust in our educational achievements or our scriptural knowledge, let us humbly present our empty state to God. Let us pray: "Lord, I am an empty vessel. My education and knowledge are lacking, and I do not consider them great. Fill my emptiness with Your heavenly wisdom. Help me to understand the spiritual truths I ought to know, as I ought to know them."
Only when God looks upon our humility and fills us with His Spirit can we become wise and comprehend spiritual truths as we ought to know them.
✍️ Bro. M. Geo Prakash
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