Why is this important? Because as we draw closer to Him through prayer and His Word, we know knowledge in Him is available to us, and God wants us to have it.
Let's go a little deeper into verse 18, which says, "...that the eyes of my understanding be enlightened." Do you realize we can have knowledge without understanding?
My Little Ladybug (my granddaughter) is four. From books, she can tell me all about different kinds of animals; lions, elephants, zebras, horses, and such. We often take walks after lunch, just before her nap time, and I noticed many birds in the area. She only knew them as birds, so I collected photos of these common birds and gave them to her. Then, we grabbed a camera and went on our usual walk. Suddenly, the world of birds opened up to her. She not only had knowledge that there were different kinds of birds, but she now had means to understanding how to identify the different kinds of birds. Her face lit up as she matched an American Cardinal with the pictures we had, and learned there were different colors for boy birds and girl birds of the same kind. We take those photos with us on every walk now, and occasionally we find a new one that she gets all excited to see.
God's Word is the same. We can have knowledge that Noah, Abraham, David, and others in the bible exist. We can also have knowledge that we are born again in Christ and God is our loving Father. However, with time in the Word and in prayer we get to know God. Eventually, there is a day that we read a verse, and it jumps off the page at us. Our face lights up with not only knowledge, but also understanding of what God's Word is saying. When it hits you, you know it. That is the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him.
Today's passage is Romans 10:1-13 (KJV).
Rom 10:1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
Rom 10:2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
Rom 10:3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
Rom 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
Rom 10:5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
Rom 10:6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)
Rom 10:7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
Rom 10:8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
Rom 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Rom 10:10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Rom 10:11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
Rom 10:12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
Rom 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
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