Why Understanding God’s
Wisdom Is Difficult
Human wisdom is the first step in the journey of a
thousand miles towards understanding God’s wisdom. Without human wisdom, God’s
wisdom is even more unfathomable and forever unintelligible to many.
Many of us often overwhelm ourselves in our pursuit of God’s
wisdom in the Bible with its many books such that after a while we may end up
giving up reading it—and that is the result of more for less.
Lao Tzu, on the other hand, shows us the importance of
taking the first step, a small step, and one step at a time, along the
Way, and human wisdom will slowly and subtly unfold itself to each and every
one of us. So, beginning with less, we may get more in the long
run.
“Accordingly, we do
not rush into things.
We neither strain
nor stress.
We let go of
success and failure.
We patiently take
the next necessary step,
a
small step and one step at a time.”
(Chapter 64, Tao
Te Ching)
According to Lao Tzu, less is more.
“Living our lives
is like frying a small fish;
we neither
over-season nor over-cook it.”
(Chapter 60, Tao
Te Ching)
Reading
the Bible may reveal the wisdom of God slowly; the knowledge of God
will not be made available to us immediately.
Prior to the revelation, God wants to show us the importance of a healthy relationship
with Him based on “fear”—which is essentially reverent respect.
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the
Holy One is understanding.” (Proverbs 9: 10)
So, be patient and persistent in your search for the wisdom
of His Word.
Stephen Lau
Copyright© by Stephen Lau
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