It's Not "What " You Know, But "Who" You Know

As I was reading this Business Insider article regarding Hope Hicks becoming the new interim communications director for President Trump at only 28 years of age, with no political experience, I immediately thought of the old cliche -- it's not "what" you know, but "who" you know.

The above article goes on to say that Ms. Hicks is one of President Trump's youngest advisors. When I read that statement, I immediately thought of King Rehoboam not following the wise counsel of the old men who lived under Solomon's reign, but forsook their counsel, and adhered to the counsel of the young men he grew up with. The results of that decision didn't turn out well (1 Kings 12 NLT - see article).

The above article also reminded me of a young White House intern under President Clinton, by the name of Monica Lewinsky (she was a young 22 years of age at the time). The ending of that story didn't turn out well either (see here).

The wise man Solomon tells us there is wisdom in having a multitude of counselors (Proverbs 11:14 - see commentary - also Proverbs 15:22), rather than having just one (and a young inexperienced one at that!).

There's no question in this writer's mind that President Trump chose this young lady because of her outward beauty and pleasant demeanor, however, that choice could backfire on him, if he's not very careful.

Remember that history tends to repeat itself (Ecclesiastes 1:9 NLT - see commentary - also see Ecclesiastes 3:15), and the old cliche, it's not "what" you know, but "who" you know, still holds true as well (see here).

---Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets