Ecclesiastes 9-12 A Little Knowledge Can Be A Dangerous Thing

I am always so glad when I finish Ecclesiastes!  It sure shows how futile the desire for wisdom can become apart from God.  Solomon ends up contradicting himself, changing his mind, and flat out wrong at times. 

I think back to the humble prayer he prayed when he was about to become king and knew he wasn’t prepared for it.  He didn’t know how to lead and knew that he lacked wisdom.  He wanted so badly a heart that beat for God.

But the wisdom he asked for brought with it pride and this first of all sins began to erode his need for God and His commandments.  Intellectual haughtiness developed, and before long his pursuit of more and more wisdom led him down paths he might never have traveled had he not sought it.

“A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing” might certainly apply to Solomon.  Far better to simply trust God to have all the answers than to lose God in trying to find them.

Father, our so-called wisdom fools us into thinking we know better than You.  Thank You for helping me to see the lie in that.  Guide me to seek You and to let You show me what You want me to know and believe.  Satan can have the rest.  It’s not important.

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford