Proverbs 8 contains an interesting portion of scripture, namely verses 22-31. Here wisdom is personified and the writer relates that wisdom was the first creation of God. He goes on to describe how wisdom was present throughout the remainder of the creation of the world. I have found this fascinating the last several times I have read it for a couple reasons. What I thought of first was Steven Covey's saying that everything is created twice, first mentally, then physically. I wondered if God's creation of wisdom first was somewhat similar to our creative process as described by Covey. God first set the order of things, then created a world that fulfilled that order. I also think that the more science discovers the more we find that the world makes sense, even to our small way of thinking. The things that we find that don't yet make sense to us, I am sure do make sense to our God, the Creator. I am often reminded, and grateful, of Isaiah's words (55:8-9), "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." The second thought occurred to me this morning, this is kind of a foreshadowing of how John describes Jesus and His role in creation in the first three verses of his gospel. I just found these things interesting and hope you do too.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
April 8, 2009 - Proverbs 8
Proverbs 8 contains an interesting portion of scripture, namely verses 22-31. Here wisdom is personified and the writer relates that wisdom was the first creation of God. He goes on to describe how wisdom was present throughout the remainder of the creation of the world. I have found this fascinating the last several times I have read it for a couple reasons. What I thought of first was Steven Covey's saying that everything is created twice, first mentally, then physically. I wondered if God's creation of wisdom first was somewhat similar to our creative process as described by Covey. God first set the order of things, then created a world that fulfilled that order. I also think that the more science discovers the more we find that the world makes sense, even to our small way of thinking. The things that we find that don't yet make sense to us, I am sure do make sense to our God, the Creator. I am often reminded, and grateful, of Isaiah's words (55:8-9), "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." The second thought occurred to me this morning, this is kind of a foreshadowing of how John describes Jesus and His role in creation in the first three verses of his gospel. I just found these things interesting and hope you do too.
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