Ecclesiastes
8:16-17
Can
We Comprehend
God?
-
8:16
When I applied my mind to know
wisdom and to observe man's labor
on earth—his eyes not seeing
sleep day or night- 17 then I saw
all that God has done.
No one
can comprehend what goes on under
the sun.
Despite
all his efforts to search it out,
man cannot discover its meaning.
Even if
a wise man claims he knows, he
cannot really comprehend
it.
This
is the Word of the Lord ... It is
meant to change the way that we
think, and the way that we live.
Commentary
by Bob
Pardue
Can we
really comprehend
God?
This is an
amazing world we live
in.
Some of the
wonders I've seen in my lifetime
are simply mind-boggling!!
Here are
just a few of the inventions and
advancements of mankind that I
remember well in no particular
order ...
- Computers
- Video
Games
- Color
TV
- Microwave
Oven
- VCR
- DVD
- Camcorder
- Prevention
of Polio
- Laser
Surgery
- Man
on the Moon
- Space
Shuttle
- Portable
Phone
- Cell
Phone
- IPOD
- Reading
The Bible
Online
- Digital
Camera
- Music
CD
- Vinyl
Siding ...
I could go
on and on but I think you see
what I mean. How many items and
technological innovations can you
come up with? Plenty, I'll
bet!
What is
the point of all
this?
I've often
wondered what kind of a mind it
takes to come up with an
invention such as the computer or
a microwave oven. I have a tough
enough time just learning to use
them.
Genius
abounds
Our world
has produced many people
throughout history who have been
called "genius" over the past 100
years including names like Albert
Einstein, Thomas Edison, George
Washington Carver, just to name a
few.
Is there
a genus on earth equal to
God?
Even if you
could take all the great minds of
the last one hundred years (or
the last thousand) and place them
in conference, together they
would never be able to
comprehend the essence of
God.
God is
all-knowing, all-powerful and is
everything we dream of being.
George
Washington Carver did absolutely
astounding things with the
peanut; WHICH GOD MADE!! God also
made Mr Carver!!
Yes, George
Washington Carver was a wonderful
genus but even he could
not make a
peanut!!
The Good
News about Understanding
God
The good
news is that we have God
within us through Jesus
Christ. Although we do not
understand or comprehend His
power, He will stand behind us
when we do His will.
How does it
feel to have the greatest mind
ever known to the universe on
your side?
Don't spend
your live trying to
comprehend God .. Just
enjoy His
presence.
Love in
Christ
-
Bob
If you have
never made the commitment to
receive the love and
life-changing experience of Jesus
Christ, please take a moment to
go
here
and take the first
steps
to salvation.
Bob
Pardue
is a member of First
Baptist
Church
in Lancaster, SC. He is ordained
from Rich Hill Baptist in
Lancaster.
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