Psalm 131:1 My heart is not proud, Lord,
    my eyes are not haughty;
I do not concern myself with great matters
    or things too wonderful for me.

It is very human, and sometimes very admirable, to seek out the answers to deep questions, but sometimes we need to have the humility to respond as David does here, in quiet acceptance. In the next verse he compares the attitude to that of a young child, and that is probably related to what Jesus said about our needing to become like little children to enter the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 18:3) We are to be grateful that God allows us to investigate and find out some things, but at the same time recognize and accept that we can never know it all, and the drive to do so is in a way a drive to displace God. Pride is the fundamental sin, because it places our choices above what God desires and directs. We need to accept that God is our Father not just in love and care, but also in knowledge and authority. A child who is taught by their father is blessed indeed. Humanly speaking, fathers generally desire that their children exceed them in many areas, but when it comes to Father God, that is out of the question. There are religions that teach that after death we become gods, creating our own worlds, but that is the height of hubris, and foolish in the extreme. Satan wanting to do that is what made him the devil! We aren’t to discount the intellect we have been given, or fail to make scientific inquiry into this universe we have been given, but we have got to recognize that we aren’t God, and trust Him to know and do all things right.

This is something I have struggled with, particularly since I was given a high IQ, but the better I have accepted it, the more actual understanding I have gained. I love to know things, to gather information, but as I have grown, I have discovered that some of the things I have known simply haven’t been true, just as Ronald Reagan said about the Democrats. There are indeed absolute truths, and I am not to let go of that, but my knowledge has got to be on the basis of letting God be God, and recognizing that there can be no other. As C. S. Lewis so rightly said, one thing we can be sure of is that when we get to heaven, we will all discover that we were wrong somewhere. It’s like Peter said about sharing the Gospel: “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.” (1 Peter 3:15-16) I am to know Whom I have believed, (2 Timothy 1:12) but not try to cram Him down anyone’s throat. God’s truth does not change, but our perceptions do.

Father, thank You for this reminder. Help me always speak Your truth in love, not in pride. May I rejoice to be Your child, and nothing more, for Your glory alone. Thank You. Praise God!