MAY 23

Ecclesiastes 7:13-15
Memorise Ecclesiastes 7:14
“Consider the work of God…”

True godly wisdom will always direct man towards God, and consider His works. It will give him the right perspectives in life, for he will know that God is sovereign, and that He is the only one who can make the crooked things straight, and set right any wrong in the world. Therefore it will teach the mind to rejoice in the day of prosperity, but more importantly to be reflective and contemplative in the day of adversity when difficulties come upon him. He will realise that all things happen because of the hand of God, and prosperity is balanced out by adversity, so that man can stop to realise the goodness of God, and not to always trust in self, and indulge in the pleasures of life. So man, even in all his wisdom, cannot find anything after him, meaning to say that he can never find out the future. That is God’s domain, and for us our role is simply to trust in God, and take anything that happens to us in life as the working out of God’s divine providence.

In this, man would therefore understand why there are times when a just and righteous man would perish, whilst the wicked man continues in his ways and has a prolonged life. It may seem ‘unfair’, but remember that this is all the prerogative of God and in His sovereign will. We can never question God.

Such an understanding will save us from a lot of angst and despair in this life. When we are able to fully ‘consider the work of God’ in all that we do, to realise that God alone is sovereign in this world, then many things will be set in the right perspectives. Always have a Biblical worldview as you consider everything that happens in your life and in this world, from the smallest most mundane incident that you encounter, to major world events like the U.S Presidential elections, or the decrees of the United Nations in declaring war against a nation, God is always in control!

Thought: Is there ever an instance where I can legitimately question God?
Prayer: Lord, may You guide me to always have You in the centre of my life, that I will always consider You first in all that I do.