Well… quite a few things have been happening on the world stage recently: the arrest of Maduro, tensions in Venezuela, China eyeing Taiwan, the conflict in Ukraine, unrest in Russia and Iran… and yet, isn’t there always something happening?
Someone showed me a brief clip on YouTube where Steve Cioccolanti from Discover Ministries was preaching about how events in Venezuela relate to the four horsemen of the Apocalypse. I didn’t watch the whole thing, but I already know… know, you know.
I used to enjoy Steve Cioccolanti’s videos because the way he explains how current events align with end-time prophecies is just super addicting, and when I was in the NTC (New Testament Church), his messages often echoed what we heard from the pulpit. It was easy to get hooked into the latest prophetic narrative, where every headline felt urgent and spiritual.
I do believe God is sovereign over all things, and it is interesting to watch history unfold. However, there’s a difference between “knowing” and “knowing” and that distinction matters.
Ephesians 5:15-17 reminds us, “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.”
To understand God’s will is to recognize that the days are evil, to walk carefully, and to live with eternity in view. Spending our lives chasing temporary things is foolish. True wisdom pursues the eternal, the unseen.
When I was in the NTC, we were constantly fed “the latest spiritual flow”—every global event framed as proof that the Lord was coming any moment now. The end was near, we’re just one breadth away from the Lord’s coming, don’t grow weary, any minute now, don’t give up, just hold on till the end…and finally when the buildup reached its climax, when we finished the building project, the planting project, or whatever project God was working on, we were back to square one the day after. Christ was always on the verge of coming, but He never did.
The explanation was always the same. God didn’t come because we weren’t ready. We still weren’t good enough, He’s not done adorning us, there’s still more work to be done, and so the cycle would begin again. Solomon decribed this kind of meaningless work as chasing the wind.
I’m not saying we shouldn’t be waiting for the Lord’s coming, or that Christ can’t come at the next second. But as Christians, we are not called to live with a mindset that constantly measures every news headline, every world event, or every personal circumstance as proof that the end is imminent. We know the Lord is coming soon because the Bible says so. Our hope is not tied to predicting the timing; it is anchored in Christ Himself. Waiting for the Lord should produce peace, faithfulness, and a focus on eternal things—not fear, anxiety, or endless striving.
The Bible distinguishes two kinds of knowledge or wisdom. Paul says in 1 Corinthians 3:19 the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. James 3:13-17 contrasts an earthly wisdom which is jealous, selfish, lies against the truth and demonic with wisdom from above which is pure, peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy, good fruits, impartial, and sincere.
There is earthly wisdom, and there is heavenly wisdom.
I noticed this contrast again after Charlie Kirk’s passing, when I started paying attention to the questions Candace Owens was asking. At first, it seemed harmless—just curiosity, just asking questions. But over time, those questions hardened into insinuations: accusations wrapped in plausible deniability. “That’s not what I said,” while refusing to clarify what was clearly being implied.
Here’s the thing: an implication that someone refuses to clarify is functionally the same as having said it outright. Motives matter. Intent matters. The spirit with which we speak matters.
So why do figures and movements like these develop such devoted cult followings? They’re always on the verge of a breakthrough, but the breakthrough itself never comes. It keeps people hooked because it feeds a craving for earthly wisdom. That craving isn’t new. It was Eve’s downfall in the garden—to reach for the knowledge of good and evil apart from the knowledge of the Holy One.
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.” (Proverbs 9:10)
We want to know! But Paul warns us in Colossians 2:8. “Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ.”
Is the knowledge we’re consuming coming from Christ or the world? Scripture shows us a way to discern in Proverbs 30.
“The leech has two daughters: ‘Give’ and ‘Give.’
There are three things that are never satisfied,
four that never say, ‘Enough’:
Sheol, the barren womb,
the land that is never satisfied with water,
and fire that never says, ‘Enough.’”
Earthly knowledge is like gossip. It often starts off harmless—did you know?—and sometimes it even seems genuinely interesting, useful, or even important. And this can happen in any sphere of life: religion, politics, wellness, social justice, parenting, finance, self-improvement, education, you name it. But it never satisfies. The latest news cycle only leaves you craving more.
Just as Proverbs compares fire that never says, “Enough,” James reminds us that the tongue is like a fire—restless, untamable, full of deadly poison. Earthly wisdom keeps us like someone endlessly scrolling through social media: always consuming, always striving, always reacting… and never finding peace.
Heavenly knowledge is just the opposite. It is wisdom from God. And it is born from fearing the Lord and humility before God.
For a long time, I misunderstood what “earthly wisdom” meant. I thought it referred to education—science, technology, learning itself—and that Christians were supposed to avoid those things. After all, doesn’t Scripture say that God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise? (1 Corinthians 1:27)
I even recently spoke with someone who claimed that Bible study itself was unnecessary—that “much study wearies the flesh,” and that since Paul said he knew nothing except Jesus Christ and Him crucified (1 Corinthians 2:2), we don’t need to know anything else.
But here’s the difference: any subject (even the Bible) studied apart from Christ will ultimately collapse, like the house built on sand. But any subject learned in Christ and for His glory is built on a solid foundation.
We truly don’t need to know anything else except Jesus Christ, because He is wisdom Himself!
“Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!” Paul exclaims.
When you find Christ, you find living water. And you stop thirsting. You no longer say, “It’s not enough.” Instead, you say, “It is more than enough.” Like David, you discover that God’s grace and anointing don’t just meet the need—they overflow your cup!
When I finally understood the gospel—that Jesus Christ died for my sins, and that there was nothing I could do to earn my salvation because it was already fully accomplished—I stopped striving. I was satisfied. I found peace. Salvation can never be found in human effort, only in Christ’s finished work!
It is so simple, and yet so profound. So clear, and yet such a mystery. Only the wisdom of God could design a salvation that frees us from fear, from endless consumption, from chasing the next revelation—and invites us instead to rest. The revelation of Jesus Christ, declared to us through His Word by the Spirit, is that powerful!
And that is why it’s impossible to reason someone into believing. You may win debates, but you cannot win hearts. For those who are being saved, the message of the cross is the very power of God. But for those who are perishing, it is foolishness (1 Corinthians 1:18). Without God’s grace and mercy, no one can truly understand or receive heavenly wisdom—Jesus Christ Himself.
Does that mean all hope is lost? Not at all. What is impossible with man is possible with God. That is why we remain faithful—in preaching, in praying, and in living out the truth of the gospel.
The world will keep spinning, and the news will keep coming, but Christians are not meant to be tossed to and fro by every wind of teaching, nor swayed by clever lies that sound like the truth.
True wisdom is found in Christ alone. Earthly knowledge leaves us restless, but heavenly wisdom anchors the soul. Let’s start 2026 by fixing our eyes on wisdom Himself, pursue what is eternal, and rest in the truth of His Word and Spirit.
Thanks for taking the time to read my little overflow.
