The LORD by wisdom founded the earth;
By understanding He established the heavens;
By His knowledge the depths were broken up,
And clouds drop down the dew.
Proverbs 3:19-20
In the 1984 film The Gods Must be Crazy a native
tribe is exposed to western technology for the first time in the form of a cola bottle. This comedy follows a group of
people trying to figure out the purpose of this strange glass creation. The villagers find many uses for the bottle
and ultimately wind up fighting over it and decide to return it to “the gods”
whom they presumed gave the strange item.
While the villagers came up with many creative ideas they were not
familiar with the purpose for which the cola bottle was created, and thus they
misused it. We can often mistakenly make
the same false conclusion about the very world in which we live. When the Lord created the world it was
created in accord with His infinite wisdom and purpose. Thus for humanity it is impossible to
“create” wisdom or “make” wisdom, but only discover the wisdom of the Creator
God who alone is fully wise. Fortunately
the Lord has chosen to reveal Himself, and His wisdom, in the words of the
Bible. When we read and apply the word
of God we are truly tapping into the wisdom that formed the heavens and the
earth with a word.
And we cling to Him. He alone is worthy. I hope your day is peaceful and good, covered in His power and love. I delight in your heart for Him.
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