Esther 3-5, Revelation 3: 7-22, Proverbs 25: 1-10
Proverbs 25: 2-3 (ESV)
“It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of
kings is to search things out. As the heavens for height, and the earth for
depth, so the heart of kings is unsearchable.”
In verses 2 and 3 from Proverbs 25, Solomon tells us that
there are many mysteries in the world which can be solved but God has concealed
even greater mysteries. Great men such as kings want to solve God’s mysteries,
and they spend a lifetime doing it. But Solomon tells us what cannot searched
is what is in people’s hearts including the heart of a king. Only God can know
what is in the heart of a person.
I think what these verses mean is that we need to turn to
God for discernment when we are trying to determine what is in the heart of other
people. No matter how great a person is, even if they are a king, we all need
God’s help to make decisions especially concerning other people. Only God can see
what is in someone’s heart, and what their motivations are for their actions. So
if we rely on God for help when judging other people or making decisions
involving other people, we have a better chance of making a better decision
than if we had done it on our own. Only God can judge, and if we need to judge,
then we need to rely on God for advice on how to judge other people.
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