God's Wisdom is Better

Life is a puzzle, a process of making disjointed pieces fit together into a big picture. When we know what to do, we lack power to do it. And when we feel empowered, sometimes we don't know what to do. We need wisdom, which is the skill of living, and the strength to carry out what we know to do.

Solomon came to that conclusion that wisdom alone did not make life worth living (Ecclesiastes 1:12-18). In Ecc. 1:18, he wrote, "For in much wisdom is much grief and he that increases knowledge, increases sorrow." But then, we see him taking a second look at the problem and modifying his view.

In Ecclesiastes 7&8, King Solomon discusses the importance of wisdom in life ("wisdom" is found fourteen times in these two chapters); and he answered the question asked in Ecclessiastes 6:12, "For who knows what is good for man in this life?" The Preacher concludes that, though wisdom can't explain all of life's mysteries, it can give us at least three positive contributions to our lives. What are they? Find out by listening in!