Today's Devotion: Proverbs 9:10 (New International Version) - The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

In the context of the book of Proverbs, in my humble opinion, the writer is saying that all wisdom and understanding comes through our knowledge of God. Without God, there is no true wisdom or understanding.

Today's Comments: In today's modern theology, it seems as though everything but God is important. We are so inclusive that we are willing to suggest that God is in everything and everything is in God. Such thinking renders God meaningless. If we go back to the Bible, we learn that

• God's image is male.
• He is capable of altering the course of history, and has already done so.
• Those who fear and love Him are rewarded.
• Those who defy Him are eventually punished.
• Knowledge is useless without Him.
• It is through His son, Jesus Christ, that our sins are forgiven, we are saved from Hell, and we are assured of eternal life.

Without God, we are nothing. With him, we are everything.