God Made The World Interdependent

Proverbs 8:22-23 and 27-28 - "The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old;  I was appointed from eternity, from the beginning, before the world began.

I was there when he set the heavens in place, when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep, when he established the clouds above and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,

 

Solomon must have penned these beautiful words of reflection and truth in a moment of thanks for the wisdom he had been granted. In his moments of thankfulness to God…he realized just how precious the gift was that he had been given.

 

Even Solomon….who was given the most wisdom of any man….ever….knew the source of his wisdom was God. It was his wisdom that allowed the vast and complex world we live in.  Wisdom existed in his mind first…and he used it to create all that we see …from the tips of the sky….to the depths of the sea. It was his wisdom that knew to make everything interdependent on the things around them…all working together.

 

What comfort it gives me to know that God used the same wisdom he gave Solomon…to create the world. He is in control…and even the winds obey his voice.  I don’t have to understand every scientific principal that makes it work…just trust that the great wisdom of God put it together. Everything he made has a purpose….everything is part of a great cycle that renews the world for future generations.

 

I am reminded that we had better care for it a little better than we have been. Pollution from our factories and huge businesses… the stripping of forests and trees to build our ornate houses….. the dumping of waste in our water systems….will all catch up to someday.  God will only allow our foolishness and greed to go unchecked for a time.

 

Father…thank you for the reminder that you created our world in its pure form to take care of us without our help. Forgive me for taking for granted that it will always be here for me…and not respecting its great wealth. Help me to use your wisdom to care for my edge of the world in a more careful way. Amen.