MID-WEEK MANNA FROM PASTOR NAT’S DESK:
August 12, 2026
God’s Purposes Revealed by Inspiration
THE HIGHEST PURPOSE OF TRUE EDUCATION
We begin this mini series on education with these Scriptures as the foundation. Read them carefully and prayerfully:
“My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide My commandments with thee; so that thou wilt incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for his treasures; then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of His mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: He is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of His saints. Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path. When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant to thy soul; discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee.” Proverbs 2:1-11, KJV.
“Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? Let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above if first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is down in peace of them that make peace.” James 3: 13-18, KJV.
“Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness (cf v 1:20). And again, the Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. (cf. Ps. 94: 11).” 1 Cor. 3: 17-20, KJV.
By mortal man’s fallible and ever-shifting standards and value systems, education is often equated with the means of achieving three general pursuits and goals in life: financial and economic security, social mobility, and prestige. Intrinsically, all these are temporal in nature.
But where eternal realities are concerned, true education has a far different goal and purpose, much higher, more sublime and transcendental its and temporal counterpart.
We shall focus on the latter for it is a vital part of preparing “for the inheritance of the saints in light.”
To be continued next MWM, God willing. Bless all, NMF.