Wisdom 13:1-9: The Wisdom of God’s Creation
Monday, November 21, 2022
Anyone who does not know God is simply foolish.
When we look at the beauty of the planet, we see God’s goodness.
Such people look at the good things around them and still fail to see the living God.
When we share earth’s resources, we experience God’s generosity.
They have studied the things God made, but they have not recognized the one who made them.
When we bring together science, reason and spirituality, we experience God’s wisdom.
Instead, they suppose that the gods who rule the world are fire or wind or storm or the circling stars or rushing water or the heavenly bodies.
When we see the elements as God’s gifts to us, we see God’s trust in us.
People were so delighted with the beauty of these things that they thought they must be gods, but they should have realized that these things have a master and that the master is much greater than all of them, for God is the creator of beauty, and God created them.
When we pause to reflect on the beauty of God’s creation, we see God’s hope for us.
Since people are amazed at the power of these things, and how they behave, they ought to learn from them that their maker is far more powerful.
When we witness to the resiliency in God’s creation, we begin to understand God’s strength.
When we realize how vast and beautiful the creation is, we are learning about the Creator at the same time.
When we witness to the complexity of God’s creation, we begin to understand God.
If the foolish had enough intelligence to speculate about the nature of the universe, why did they never find the Lord of all things?
Today we have the opportunity to discover if we are wise or foolish about God’s creation. We can read about the United Nations COP29 conference at: https://cop27.eg/#/
Images from: https://blog.greatnonprofits.org/save-the-planet-for-earth-day-with-nonprofits-that-care/ and https://newscenter.baruch.cuny.edu/news/baruchs-climate-scholars-program-expands-to-four-cuny-schools/ and https://www.nasa.gov/content/sunrise-from-the-international-space-station
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