Friday, January 6, 2012 - Curiosity May Kill Cats, But It Could Save Your Life

Nick and I decided that, in this picture, Addy looks like a talk show host or a teacher waiting for her students to settle down to hear a good story.  Doesn't she have an intelligent, patient look about her - as if she knows things and she's just waiting for you to listen so she can explain?  Or, maybe she's storing up the questions that will gush out of her sweet lips one after the other when she learns the verbal skills to ask.  Addy already shows the first sign of intelligence: curiosity.  She turns her head to see who came in the room, who's talking, what made a noise.  She reaches out to touch what interests her - "Can I catch the dog's tail? Why did he make that sound?  What sounds can I make?" 
   "Why?" "What?"  "Who?" "How?":  All these questions will come and I'll pray for Julie and Nick as they prepare their answers,  especially when the answer is "God."

"Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear with its cubs? 

Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set up God's dominion over the earth? . . ." (God to Job in Job 38:32-33)

     Big Bang Theorists believe that the beauty, order and longevity of the earth, solar system, galaxy, and universe erupted from the chaos of an explosion. Their answer to "What caused the explosion?" is "some form of energy."  Under what other circumstances would they accept such an obscure and unscientific explanation? If such a thing were possible, why don't researchers simply put all the chemicals on a lab table, shut the door, lock it, and wait and see what happens?  
     Even a young child knows to ask, "Where did it all come from?  Who made the sky, the stars, the sea?" 

"Who endowed the heart with wisdom or gave understanding to the mind?" 

(God to Job in Job 38:36)

 It's only as we get older that we answer from frustrated ignorance.

      "Then Job replied to the LORD:

 'I know that You can do all things; no plan of Yours can be thwarted.  

You asked, 'Who is this that obscures My counsel without knowledge?' 

Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.  

You said, 'Listen now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you shall answer me.' 

My ears had heard of You but now my eyes have seen You.  

Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.'" 

Job 42:1-6

Lord, how could the universe exist without intelligent order? Without a plan?  All our lives we learn the importance of planning, purpose and design before building anything or planning any event.  A two-year old with blocks knows a poorly built tower will tumble.  Forgive us for our vain and prideful audacity in trying to come up with "plausible" explanations for what You've done. Help us appreciate and fall in awe at the detail, the Power, the Intelligence, the God-ness and Goodness You put into creating an orderly, healthy place for Your creation. Keep us childlike and may we always bring our questions to You, for You alone know the answers.  You WOW us with Your wisdom. Like Job, we see our puniness in the light of Your Presence and Power.  May we, also like Job, see You personally and gain the right perspective.

In the Name of Jesus, "For by Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by Him and for Him.  He is before ll things, and in Him all things hold together."