The import of this passage of scripture is that Paul did not want his audience to be surprised at his depth of knowledge about God and the mystery of salvation. He tried hard to take attention from himself. The knowledge he paraded was not his own making but a product of divine disclosure. This reiterates what we shared yesterday. The knowledge of God does not come through rigorous scrutiny of scientific facts; it is by revelation. Interestingly, the Bible portrays God as one who is still in the business of unveiling things to people. However, there are protocols to be followed in order to enjoy revelation.

The knowledge of God does not come through rigorous scrutiny of scientific facts; it is by revelation…Nothing is guaranteed without desire…If you want to know God, you have to keep asking for this spirit to be at work in you at all times.

Firstly, there has to be a desire. Nothing is guaranteed without desire. This desire must be rooted in the fact that there is nothing that comes close in importance to the knowledge of God. If we must boast at all, it has to be on the basis of knowing God. “Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Let not the mighty man glory in his might, Nor let the rich man glory in his riches; But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me, That I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight,” says the Lord.” Jeremiah 9:23-24 NKJV. Next to desire is prayer. There is what Paul described as the spirit of wisdom and revelation in Ephesians 1:17. If you want to know God, you have to keep asking for this spirit to be at work in you at all times.