_Pastor Chris Oyakhilome_
_Sunday, August 23rd 2026_
*IGNORANCE IS COSTLY*
_(Store Up the Word in Your Heart)_
*TO THE BIBLE:*
*Hosea 4:6*
_“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge…”_
*LET’S TALK*
There’s a touching story about a wealthy man who lived like a pauper, unaware that a vast inheritance had already been credited to his name. He struggled daily, begged for help, and endured needless suffering, not because he lacked resources, but because he lacked knowledge. The tragedy wasn’t poverty; it was ignorance.
Sin and the devil aren’t as much the problem of many Christians as ignorance is. Jesus dealt with the problem of sin and paralysed the devil, but the only thing standing between some folks and the glorious life is their ignorance of God’s Word. That’s the reason they suffer. God said, *“My people are destroyed (they experience hardships, defeat, sickness, poverty and all kinds of sufferings) because they lack revelation knowledge”* (Hosea 4:6).
This is the reason, as a Christian, you must let the Word of God dwell in you richly; keep the Word in your heart. If you lack the knowledge of God’s Word, you’ll live at a level far lower than where Jesus brought us to. Never be too busy to study the Scriptures or attend Church regularly. The Church is the place God has ordained for His children to learn and be built up in the Word. If you want to live the glorious life, you must reject the *“luxury”* of ignorance and store up God’s Word in your heart.
Don’t let homework, sports, or scrolling online push God’s Word aside. A few minutes of studying the Scriptures each day can build strength inside you and guide your decisions. Let me illustrate how expensive ignorance is. There was a time malaria was regarded as a mysterious, killer disease. But today the drugs for it are available everywhere. People died back then not because malaria was too powerful, but because the cure was unknown.
In the same way, ignorance can stop you from enjoying the glorious life God has for you. The quality of your life depends on your understanding of His Word. When you store up God’s Word in your heart, you’ll walk in freedom and reach your highest potential.
*GO DEEPER*
*Proverbs 11:9* An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
*2 Corinthians 2:11* Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
*Proverbs 8:10-11* Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. *11* For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
*SPEAK*
_Lord, my heart is open to receive revelation knowledge from your Word. As I study the Scriptures and listen to your Word daily, my whole being is inundated with the knowledge of your Word, which causes me to surmount every adversity, in Jesus’ Name. Amen._
*DAILY BIBLE READING*
*ONE YEAR*
1 Corinthians 7, Psalm 119:113-176
*TWO YEAR*
Luke 18:9-17, 1 Samuel 9
*ACT*
Choose one verse of Scripture to hold in your heart today. Write it down if that helps.
*_✍️ My Notes_*
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