KNOWLEDGE IS LIMITED
Memorise: I command with mine own heart, saying, LO, I am come to great estate, and have
gotten more wisdom that all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my
heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. Ecclesiastes 1:16; Read:
Ecclesiastes 1:14-18; Bible in one year: Mark 10:46-12:40; Job 20:1-19
Wisdom is commonly defined as the correct application
of knowledge. Wisdom therefore feeds on knowledge, and the type of knowledge
applied determines the type of wisdom you get. According to the Bible, there
are many kinds of wisdom. There is the wisdom of words in 1 Corinthians 1:17,
the wisdom is the world in 1 Corinthians 1:20 and the wisdom of God in 1
Corinthians 1:24. I am happy to inform you today that the only wisdom that is
reliable is the wisdom of God; all other kinds of wisdom are grossly inadequate
and limited in all ramifications. May the Lord open your eyes to see the
inadequacies and limitations of human knowledge and wisdom in Jesus’ Name.
King Solomon was a man who God blessed with wisdom. He
said to himself in Ecclesiastes 1:16 that he had more wisdom than all who lived
before him in Jerusalem, and that he had great experience of wisdom and
knowledge. His fame as a wise king was so great that powerful kings and queens
from kingdoms far and near visited Jerusalem
to pay homage and to see things for themselves. However, despite the fame and
success of this wise king, he could not hide his disappointment when he said:
that which is crooked cannot be made straight, and that which is lacking cannot
be supplied. He went on to say that with great wisdom comes great frustration
and whoever increases knowledge merely increases his heartache. Obviously, the
frustration and disappointment of King Solomon was as a result of his false impression
that by wisdom, man could examine, redefine, redesign, correct or improve on
the work of God.
Children of God may want to deny this fact, but it is
a truism that haunts all great people. We tend to ascribe so much importance to
human knowledge and wisdom far beyond it scope and real ability. Knowledge and
wisdom are tools created by God to assist human beings to worship and glorify
God through total obedience to His commandments. What good is the knowledge and
wisdom to the Almighty. God if not for his purpose? Anything other than this is
vain. Searching for knowledge for the sake of it is sure to leave anyone that
will pursue such in a state of dryness and emptiness. I therefore pray that all
your efforts in life will not end up as chasing after the wind in Jesus’ Name.
Prayer Point
Father, please give me great wisdom and help me to use
it for your glory.
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