Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
The consequences
of ignorance are better not imagined. While education is said to be expensive,
ignorance is even more expensive considering the unpleasant consequences of
ignorance. Some of them are:
Captivity which
occurs because an ignorant person or persons lack direction and lack of
direction leads to captivity as in the case of the Israelites described in
Isaiah Chapter 5 verse 13. They had no idea where to go and even if they had an
idea of where to go, they had absolutely no idea how to get there and they
ended up in captivity.
Hunger – even the
honorable men amongst them who ideally should have had abundance suffered
hunger because there was no food for them. Beloved, can you imagine what the
commoners would suffer if their honorable men suffered hunger? Famine! This is
to say that famine can be occasioned by ignorance.
Water is not only
physical. Water also refers to the word of God. Please see Ephesians Chapter 5
verse 26 and 1st John Chapter 5 verse 8. Ignorance of the word of
God coupled with lack of understanding of the word of God can lead to untimely
death as in the case of the young man described in Proverbs Chapters 7 verses 1
to 27, 5 verses 1 to 14. This is because ignorance as well as lack of
understanding of the word of God can lead to sinful actions and utterances
which if not immediately repented of lead to untimely death. It can also lead
to foolish actions which lead to poverty. The young man described in Proverbs
Chapter 24 verses 30 to 34 spent the time allocated to him by God in a little
sleep, a little slumber and a little folding of the hands to rest instead of
investing the time in caring for his God given vineyard. These foolish actions
of the young man made the vineyard unfruitful as it was overgrown with thorns,
its surface was covered with nettles and its stone wall was broken down
culminating in loss of crops and zero harvest and ultimately lack and poverty.
Ignorance of and
lack of understanding of the word of God can also lead to death as experienced
by the Israelites described in Hosea Chapter 4 verse 6. Their lack of knowledge
and understanding of the word of God led to their destruction. Ignorance is deadly
and should be avoided at all costs. As much as possible, engage yourself in
activities that enhance your knowledge base and bank. Also invest in quality
relationships that help to strengthen your knowledge base and bank. All of these will speed up your journey to
Success Street. See you there soon. Shalom.
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