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Friday... They found this out.


Friday... They found out.

Now King David was the writer of many of the Psalms. In Psalm 31:1 (AMP) he says, "In You, O Lord, I have placed my trust and refuge; Let me never be ashamed; In Your righteousness rescue me." Through many experiences he found this to be true. In verse 3 he says, "Yes, You are my rock and my fortress; For your name's sake You will lead me and guide me."

Now his son Solomon followed him as King and he was known as the wealthiest and wisest man of his time. He wrote a big portion of the book of Proverbs and in it he shared his wisdom. But then he wrote another book called Ecclesiastes and in chapter 1 verse 13 he says, "For in much [human] wisdom there is much displeasure and exasperation; increasing knowledge increases sorrow." The key word is human. 

But then back to verse 2 he says, "'Vanities of vanities' says the Preacher." In verse 1 he introduces himself, "The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem." Again verse 2, "'Vanities of vanities' says the Preacher. 'Vanities of vanities! All [that is done without God's guidance] is vanity [futile, meaningless - a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes, merely chasing the wind].'"

Yes he was the wisest man at that time. God gave him the gift of wisdom but he learned that human wisdom without God is futile, meaningless, a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes, in other words it is merely chasing after the wind. And we too need to find this out.

In verses 16-18 he says, "I spoke with my heart saying, 'Behold, I have acquired great [human] wisdom and experience, more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my mind has observed a wealth of [moral] wisdom and [scientific] knowledge.' And I set my mind to know [practical] wisdom and to discern [the character of] madness and folly [in which men seem to find satisfaction]; I realized that this too is a futile grasping and chasing after the wind."

Back to verse 2, "Vanities of vanities! All [that is done without God's guidance] is vanity [futile, meaningless - a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes, merely chasing the wind].'"

Back to Psalm 31. In verses 23-24 (NLT) King David writes, "Love the Lord, all you godly ones! For the Lord protects those who are loyal to him, but he harshly punishes the arrogant. So be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the Lord."

And then Paul writes also about wisdom in Colossians 4:5-6 (AMP), "Conduct yourself with wisdom in your interactions with outsiders (non-believers), make the most of each opportunity [treating it as something precious]. Let your speech at all times be gracious and pleasant, seasoned with salt, so that you will know how to answer each one [who questions you]." And that is not vanity, is it?

He wants us to find out that God wants to lead and guide us. He really does. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

 

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