100 Days with David 2025 Day 97: Some things are not for us to understand.

“Lord, my heart is not haughty, Nor my eyes lofty. Neither do I concern myself with great matters, Nor with things too profound for me. Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, Like a weaned child with his mother; Like a weaned child is my soul within me.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭131:1-2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Anyone who has spent time with children, understands the phenomenon of the bottomless pit of, “Why?” Many times, in trying to explain something to a child, you cannot seem to get to the end of the explanation; every part of the answer, provokes more questioning.

Think about it, when it comes right down to it, most things, if not all things concerning our existence, our world, are never completely explained. We may not be aware of our ignorance, taking some things as given, or settled, for which we really have no explanation.

Why do we fall if we step off a cliff? The answer: Gravity. But where does gravity come from? The answer: The mass of objects causes them to have attraction. But then, why will objects of different masses fall at the same rate in a vacuum? OK, I’ll stop.

Now, your knowledge of physics will determine how many questions you can answer in this line of questioning. But eventually, EVERYONE will come to the point of not knowing the next answer. And, those who pretend they can answer every complex question all the way to the end, are answering with theories. Now, THAT’S a fact!

I’m not trying to add to our confusion here. What I’m saying is that there’s more that we don’t know, than what we do know.

However, there will always be people who don’t know, what they don’t know. Ironically, we call those people, “know-it-all’s.”

So, not knowing what they don’t know, these know-it-all‘s, make themselves more foolish than those deemed (by the know-it-all) of “lesser intellect” At least the person who is more “concrete” in their thinking (deemed as “simple” by the know-it-all), knows what they don’t know. And many times, the “simple” are more teachable—particularly concerning things of the Spirit—than those who fancy themselves to be “intellectual.”

“For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭1‬:‭20‬-‭23‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Yes, concerning the things of God, often people who judge themselves as possessing great wisdom and/or intellect, have failed to truly know who He is, turning rather to idolatry.

Jesus, after remarking about the many places where He and His teaching had been rejected, made an interesting statement to the Father:

“At that time Jesus answered and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭11:25‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

You see, those who were “babes” in their approach to truth, received His message. The religious leaders—assuming themselves to be very “learned”—rejected His message; it didn’t fit in with what they thought they already knew.

Many years ago, the Lord spoke to me and said, “Janet, what you think you know about Me, is keeping you from knowing Me.” I did not realize that I had made “holy,” my way of thinking about the Lord. But since He pointed this out to me, I have received understanding of so much more, having come to know what I don’t know. Well, at least, I’ve BEGUN to know what I don’t know.

In today’s portion from David’s psalms, we see David expressing his simple trust in the Lord, likening himself to the child who is calm in its mother’s arms. You see, the child does not have to know why it feels calm in its Mother‘s arms, it just does; and it finds rest.

Now, no one can read what David has written, knowing what he accomplished, and think him to be intellectually challenged. But, David never conflated the things he had learned and was able to do, with having perfect knowledge of all things. Indeed, he knew he did not have perfect knowledge of all things. However, he also knew that the Lord does have that perfect knowledge.

In another place, in expressing the fact that the Lord knew everything about him, David again remarks on his lack of ability to comprehend the greatness of the Lord’s level of knowledge and understanding:

“Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain it.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭139:6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Understand, my normal tendency is to be very analytic; I like to figure things out. And whereas there’s nothing wrong with liking to figure things out, it becomes wrong, when we think that if we can’t figure it out, if it doesn’t make sense, we should be dismissive of it.

As well, some, wanting to be able to answer a question, develop an “answer” to a question that is not for any of us to answer. Even worse, they may hold to that “answer,” as if it is written on the same stone with the law of God.

Child of God, trusting the Lord, involves knowing that He knows what we don’t know. And whether we know the “why,” or not, ours is to trust and follow Him!

For today let us know and understand what David knew:

Some things are not for us to understand.

Peace to you.

Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!