THE GALLOW OF IGNORANCE

Destruction has overtaken my people because they have no knowledge;

because you have given up knowledge, I will give you up..." (Hosea

4:6, Bible in Basic English)

"My people are destroyed because they lack knowledge of me..." (Hosea

4:6, International Standard Version).

Ignorance is powerful, powerful enough to destroy even the very people

of God. All evil that comes into the lives of people must come in

through the door of ignorance. All deception must be powered by the

ignorance of the people who are so deceived. Where ignorance is in

place, the devil is in charge, taking advantage of your lack of

knowledge to inflict needless pain, suffering and all kinds of

affliction. The tenure of such unpleasant experiences is guaranteed

for as long as ignorance continues to reign. Ignorance simply has no

value. However, it is unfortunate that people continue to choose

ignorance and despise knowledge.

But nowhere is ignorance so willful as in the world of religion. Take

for example the problem of deception which is found in every religion.

Typically, willful ignorance or lack of knowledge has always been the

problem with majority of people who are deceived and led into error.

Yet because of modern printing technology, the religious books are

available for all to read. Today, computer and information science has

made knowledge of virtually everything even easier to access. But

people keep on choosing ignorance, thereby preparing the ground for

their own destruction.

When a man attends church but fails to study the word of God and yet

thinks that he would not be deceived, he has already deceived himself

through his ignorance. He has deceived himself because he did not take

personal responsibility for his own spiritual growth - to study the

Bible and to know God for himself. The worst dimension to this matter

is those who have added arrogance to their ignorance. They know

nothing, yet they will not listen to those who know the truth, either

because of wealth, social divide or whatever. But let us note that the

forces of deception and destruction are ten times stronger when there

is a marriage of ignorance and arrogance.

Friends, I want you to terminate every oppression of man and Satan in

your life by seeking the knowledge of God through His word.

Thankfully, the Bible is available in the major languages of the

world, and all peoples could access the truth of God’s word if they so

wish. Thankfully also, the Bible comes with simple diction because God

penned the Holy Scriptures using mostly ordinary people who wrote in

ordinary, everyday language. Finally, I am thankful to God that He

gives the Holy Spirit to all who would ask and by the Holy Spirit, we

all can get enough understanding of the scriptures needed for a

successful and fulfilling life here on earth.

Blessings!

A.T. Joel is a Prophet, an Evangelist and presently the presiding Minister at ROSAM CENTRE Headquarter, Lagos, Nigeria. He has being a source of blessing to thousands of souls and highly resourceful in youth evangelism. He is the host of the famous Youth on Exploit(A ministry dedicate to winning young people for God)

For revival, seminar and life coaching section you can reach Him through talktoatjoel@gmail.com, atjoel11@gmail.com, championscorner@yahoo.com and 08029052915, 07068991509