MAY 26

Ecclesiastes 7:23-25
Memorise Romans 11:33
“How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out”

For all the good that Solomon extolled about wisdom, yet we must realise that wisdom does have its limitations. For the rest of Ecclesiastes 7, Solomon warns about some limitations that wisdom has, and that if we try to rely on just wisdom, without the help of God, then we will still fail.

Solomon now gives a warning, that wisdom alone is not everything in life. It does have its limitations, and thus as we seek godly wisdom to live life here on earth, there is something far greater and better that we must seek, and that is to please God, and go to Him always. For if we rely on just our own wisdom, we will still fall short, for the tendency will still be to rely on our own thinking and understanding.

This is the testimony of Solomon himself, as he again laments on his own quest whereby he applied his own wisdom to try to understand man in his folly, foolishness and madness. He tried to prove it using his own wisdom, declaring that amidst his search, he would continue to be wise. Yet we know from his testimony that he had failed, and fell deep into sin amidst his search for the meaning of life. There are many things in life, that we just cannot understand and fully comprehend, and are best left to the domain of God. It is an arrogant thing to say that we are clever or experienced enough to tackle a given problem at hand, and see no need to seek the Lord or ask the advice of others. Wisdom is useful and good, but must always work in concord with other avenues that God has provided for our learning and guidance in life.

Ultimately, we must all acknowledge that we are not God. God alone know all things, for He is the creator of the universe, and the one who has decreed all things to come to pass. We, on the other hand, are but puny created beings. The things of God are far off and exceeding deep, whereas our minds are exceeding limited. We can but cry with Paul, “O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!” (Romans 11:33)

Thought: Only God can know all things.
Prayer: Lord, may You help me to understand the things I need to know, and to humbly submit to Thee in the things I cannot understand.