Wisdom over intellect

“‘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. ’”~Isaiah 55:8-9

As I study the book of Job with my fellow First5 community, I find myself rebuking a  pattern of thinking.  I hear God warning me about intellect.  Being smart or educated is not a bad thing, but being wise in our own estimation is faulty and foolish. (Proverbs 3:7) We must understand and acknowledge that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 9:10).

I only know what I know because He chose to reveal it to me.  God has allowed us to observe His creation and to get some understand of how it works.  We can “predict” weather based on past events, but we still don't know the exact time the rain will fall or when the winds will blow.  We can measure the intensity of an earthquake, yet fail to know when the plates in the earth will shift and tremble.  We see the lightening and hear the thunder, but we can't create it; we only imitate.  

God has granted us with intelligence, but more and more we are making the gift from Him a god.  We  may have the mind of Christ, but we do not have His thoughts.  To have the mind of Christ is to have His attitude towards God, one of humility and reverence.  To have the mind of Christ is to have a mindset of obedience and surrender to the only wise God.  The mind of Christ propels is to worship and praise, not replace. (Philippians 2:5-11 & 1 Corinthians 2:14-16)

We are not God.  We search to discover the unknown, but failed to take the time to fellowship and learn more about what is known and revealed all throughout nature; God Himself.

Father I thank You for revealing how creation works, but may I never worship it.  Thank you for knowledge, but I pray for your wisdom so that I may continue to walk humbly with you.  In Jesus name I do pray. Amen