Posted on 11/25/2020 5:33:02 AM PST by Pilgrim's Progress
“The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable” (Proverbs 25:3).
Heaven is higher than you can know, and the earth deeper than you can explore. Neither can you know and explore a true king’s heart. He has in his soul – classified information, burdens, plans, threats, knowledge, and wisdom you cannot discover. It is folly and presumption to judge him based on your very limited perspective of national matters.
Well, God searches them. “The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts” (Proverbs 21:1-2).
“The heaven for height,” that’s pretty high. Nobody's ever seen to the end of the universe or even been to the end of the universe. I mean, just imagine how big the universe is, and to think about all those millions of light years it takes to get from here to stars and galaxies at the speed of light. It's just unbelievable how immense the universe is.
“The heaven for height, and the earth for depth,” this shows you, that while the earth is not the farthest thing away from God, it's moving away from God. In relation to God, the earth is deep; in relation to man the heaven is high.
“. . . and the heart of Kings is unsearchable,” in the sense of men, and of course, in the sense of men the heaven in high and the earth is deep. Nobody has descended into the center of the earth, except spiritual beings, so it's pretty deep for us.
While true of kings and presidents, the wisdom of this proverb applies to all authority. Fathers make decisions for families that children do not understand. Business owners do things that employees cannot understand, for owners have duties and knowledge in their hearts greater than coffee breaks and punching a time clock. Pastors oversee the flock of God with burdens, convictions, knowledge, and goals unknown to most of the members.
If you criticize leaders for things you cannot even learn, it is only fair and right that those under your authority rise up in rebellion and reject your decisions. It is only fair and right they disrespect you. It is only fair and right things do not work out in your life, because you accused or criticized a God-appointed ruler knowing more than you could even learn.
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