Wisdom and Sorrow

Scripture:

Ecclesiastes 1:18 "For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief".

Observation:

Solomon is considered to be the wisest man ever to live.  He accomplished some of the most incredible things during his life that any leader has ever accomplished.  In all his wisdom, he found out that wisdom and knowledge produce sorrow and grief.  By this he infers that the more you know and understand, the more you realize that the world is a very unfair place.  He realized that bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people and that sometimes there is no explanation, which can bring sorrow and grief into your life. 

Application:

Sometimes the more you know, the less happy you are.  When you realize things in this world are never perfect and people will let you down, it bring sorrow because we all want to live in a perfect world.  Our hearts groan, looking for the better days and for the revelation of the fullness of God's kingdom.  What I gain from this is that wisdom and knowledge are great, but that they still won't answer everything.  We need God.

Prayer:

Lord, I long for the days when Your kingdom comes in its fulness.  The more I know about the world around me, the more I realize we need the fulness of Your kingdom.  Until You reign completely, this world will continue to be imperfect.  When you reign completely, we won't have to grieve and be sorrowful.  Even so, come quickly Lord Jesus.

Yours,
Jeff