The Wonderful Wisdom Of God
When I think back to my high school and college days in the 1960s, I marvel at how much things have changed.
I had an electric typewriter, which was a luxury, and a set of World Book Encyclopedias. We had no home computers, no laptops, no Internet.
Writing research projects required many hours in the library and in correspondence with other institutions that might provide material pertinent to a subject.
Today, the availability of information is almost limitless.
The Internet has revolutionized the time needed and the material accessible for the completion of projects or the satisfaction of curiosity.
I think the recent advent of technology has caused many of us to be uncomfortable with words and ideas like “unsearchable.”
How can anything be intellectually out of reach when the world of information lies beneath our fingertips?
Of course, the intellect alone does not reveal the knowledge of God, and this is another uncomfortable thought for many twenty-first-century people.
Even those of us who believe in him may find ourselves a little irritated with a verse like Romans 11:33.
Our irritation can turn into wonder if we recognize the amazing power that is available to us through faith and the working of the Holy Spirit.
A God who is so wise and rich in knowledge loves us, died for us, and has given us his Spirit. We can rest in his care and trust that what we don’t know won’t hurt us.
I have become comfortable knowing that God is even bigger than I can imagine, something I couldn’t do if I didn’t trust him.
It’s like how I feel when I get on an airplane. I prefer not to see the pilot. I have enough trust to get on board, but I feel more confident if I imagine the pilot to be superhuman and flawless.
I want him to be so perfectly competent that I’m comfortable with trusting him with my life.
This kind of thinking is just mental gymnastics to relieve fear, but the power of the Holy Spirit infuses my confidence that God is bigger than life.
Planes do crash occasionally, but the “depth of the riches / of the wisdom and knowledge of God” remains an attribute that merits my trust in him.
I can grow to know him more and more as I mature in my faith, but I can also stand amazed that all the knowledge in this world doesn’t come close to explaining how awesome he is.
Father, I thank you that you are bigger than we can ever imagine and that you still stoop down and love us unconditionally.