It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings. Proverbs 25:2 NIV
I wonder about the Queen of Sheba who went to visit King Solomon. She had heard of his great wisdom and when she arrived, she realized that Solomon was far wiser than she had even imagined. I wonder if she was more popular when she went home, because she had been to see the “wise one”. That’s what leaders do, isn’t it? They search out wisdom. They try to find answers. They seek knowledge.
When I served in an elected government position, the old saying was that “knowledge is power”, and it’s true. The fact that I knew something sometimes made others want me around. (Too bad that doesn’t happen anymore.) Kings search out information because it builds them up and gives them more fame.
God knows everything. Nothing can escape God’s ability to understand. Do you have a problem? He has the answer. Do you need a solution? He has it. Is there a trial to deep for you to comprehend? He’s already got the remedy mapped out for you. Is there something you don’t understand? He does!
Doesn’t it make God special that we don’t understand all things? God gets glory because He is God. I know that sounds simple, but it’s so true. God is bigger, better, and wiser than anyone or anything you can imagine. That makes Him special. It gives Him glory. All the glory He receives is all because He is God!
Can you trust a God like that today? Could the solution to your problems today be more of trusting in His abilities than in trying to find all the answers?
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Well said, Ron. This is something I struggle with on a daily basis because I have a tendency to want to control the situations. It doesn’t batter how many times God hits me over the head with the obvious wisdom that He knows all and I don’t…I just keep wanting to run the show.
I'm with you on the struggle. Always trying to improve also!
Ron, just what I needed this morning. In my continuing issues with my wife, I get very frustrated. I know that I have sinned against God and her, but I also know that He has removed that sin from my life and what she has in front of her is a new man… literally.
At the moment she refuses to either see it or believe it or trust it. My position is that I am committed to my God, my marriage and my wife. I strive every day to be in His will and to present to my wife a consistent picture of a loving, committed Christian husband. Still her response to me is to break my heart every day. Still I persevere. I know that I don't see the whole plan, but I trust His plan is perfect. However, as human man, I ache every day to just "know" that when I am doing the right things, that I really am doing the right things. I get so frustrated and "depressed" that every right thing that I do and every right stance that I take seems to be met with total nothingness. I then get to the point where I truly wonder why I am trying and am I really doing the right thing.
I just have to keep telling myself that He DOES have the answer and I just need to trust more fully and wait quietly for that answer to be revealed. I pray daily for her healing and her heart to be softened and turned and for God to make me a better husband. It also seems over the years that I get a constant backwash of all of the negative things that I have done and would really appreciate some backwash of the good and right things that I do… would really be a refreshment for my heart and soul.
Praying for you Jon. This is a tough time you are experiencing. I'm praying God does a miracle!
It sometimes makes you wonder who was really the wise one? Was it the Wise Man — Solomon — or the one who was wise enough to seek him out — the Queen of Sheba? My sermon on the weekend was about "believing" — how the majority of Jesus' miracles recorded in Scripture — came after the person receiving the miracle declared he or she believed Jesus could heal them. Right bang in the middle of the sermon, I realized that the act of stating we believe is the act of humility that draws God into the situation. And if we have trouble believing, like the man with the demon-possessed son, asking God to help us get over our unbelief is a further act of humility. In the same way, asking God for wisdom is an act of humility that tells God that we're an open vessel, ready and waiting to be filled up.
Wow, that's a great thought Drew! Thanks for making me process!
Not long ago, when I was reading a science magazine, I realized that many people do not see God as knowing everything. (I also realized that I am counting on God knowing everything.) I don't know where people who don't believe in God think knowledge comes from. I would think that scientists would reason that, because all the phenomena in outer space and in the natural world is knowable, someone already has to know it all. I'm praying that people everywhere would begin to really think through what they believe and make sure those beliefs make sense.
Great thoughts. Thank you as always!