The Grief From Wisdom
“For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.” (Ecclesiastes 1:18)
Today’s Morsel: One of the
things about gaining wisdom is that it exposes our destructive ways, wrongs,
and our end state if we do not change. Wisdom will expose all hidden
sins, motives, injustices, biases, prejudices, and racism in a person's
life. This is one of the reasons it causes grief. We see who we
really are. Not only do we see ourselves and our own end state, but we
can also see that of others. If we gain wisdom and knowledge and do not
change by repentance when we see our wrong, and we die in our sins, it is going
to cause great grief and sorrow to others. Only a fool dies in his sin
after he has received the knowledge of them. Jesus Christ is the
wisdom of God and the power of God. This is one of the reasons why we
must share the gospel with others; as we have read the back of the book and we
already know the end state of those who do not know him and have yet to come
into a relationship with him. And that should cause those of us who know
much grief and sorrow.
Sing: Deeper, deeper, in the love of
Jesus daily let me go. Higher, higher in the school of wisdom more of
grace to know.
O’ deeper yet, I pray, and higher every day, and wiser
blessed Lord, in Thy precious word.
Thought For Today: “Only a fool dies in
his sin after he has received knowledge of them.” (Parker).
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