What Makes People Perish

 

Many people perish, not because they lack education.

 

By Ben Dankaka

 

Self-education is one of the best ways that anyone can use to rise to the top. My emphasis is on anyone. Indeed, anyone, whether rich or poor can rise to the echelon of their careers through self-education. I discovered this a long time ago when I had to study for my senior school certificate examinations. Although, I never attended a class on Christian Religious Studies, I prepared for the exams by reading the recommended books at home. No one tutored me. When the results were out, I got an A1. Ever since, I have relied on self-education. I am not against formal education; I am only trying to say that self-education can benefit everyone, including those who do not have access to quality education.

Many people perish, not as result of a lack of education but because they do not have the knowledge they ought to have. For instance, a person can be highly educated and not know God. The Scriptures say, “My people perish for lack of knowledge”. Notice it didn’t say, the people perished for lack of education. The people of Israel were perishing because they lacked knowledge. In that verse, God wasn’t referring to education as it wasn’t the problem at that time. The Israelites already had some form of education. There were those that had some form of education in writing, singing, tent making and all sorts of craftsmanship. The majority of the people were also well-educated on their traditions. So what was the problem? They lacked knowledge about the nature of God. In other words, they were perishing because they didn’t know how to live the kind of life that God wanted them to live. Are you in a similar situation?

 

Prayer: Lord, teach me how to live an effective life. Amen.

 

REFERENCES/FURTHER STUDY: 2 Kings 22:1-11

 

Unless otherwise stated all scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, New International Version.