OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. MONDAY 11 AUGUST 2014. THEME : KNOWLEDGE IS LIMITED.
MEMORISE : I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great
estate, and have gotten more wisdom than 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.
14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is
vanity and vexation of spirit.
15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting
cannot be numbered.
16 I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate,
and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in
Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I
perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge
increaseth sorrow.
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 of
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 great wisdom. He said of 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 its 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 knowledge and wisdom to the
Almighty God if not for this 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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