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An obedient person is a blessed person.

Ps 111:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!

To fear the Lord is tantamount to fearing His Word.

Ecc 12:13
The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments [aka His Word!], for this is the whole duty of man.

Finding Peace In Lieu of Futility
Solomon’s experiments (like our own) were nothing more than him testing God at His word. Whenever we lack an appropriate fear of God (e.g. His Word), we seek alternatives. Instead, we ought to find peace in simply trusting Him at His word (e.g. Pr 3:5-6).

Isa 40:13-14
Who has measured the Spirit of the LORD, or what man shows him his counsel? Whom did he consult, and who made him understand? Who taught him the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding?

Isa 40:28
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.

Isa 40:31
but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
Man ought NEVER, EVER suppose he can tell God about God’s business.

Perspective
If God were to cede to man any of His right to choose just as He wills, then His sovereignty would no longer be absolute (Isa 40:9-31; Job 38-42).

YOU are NOT the hand - you are the INSTRUMENT God uses to His glory.

1Jn 2:19
They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not of us.

Being Born Again
According to Jesus, being born again is a supernatural act of God the Holy Spirit as part of God’s salvific plan. No one will ever see or enter the Kingdom of God unless they are born again. (Jn 3:1-15)