DECEMBER 14, 2012
I
Invented It
Read: Job 38:4-18
Where
were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you
have
understanding. —Job 38:4
Willard
S. Boyle, Nobel Prize winner in physics, was the co-inventor
of the “electronic
eye” behind the digital camera and the Hubble telescope.
He was in the market
for a new digital camera and visited a store in
Halifax, Nova Scotia. The
salesman tried to explain the complexity of
the camera to Boyle, but stopped
because he felt it was too complicated
for him to understand. Boyle then
bluntly said to the salesman: “No need
to explain. I invented it.”
After
God allowed Satan to test Job by taking away his family, his health,
and his
possessions (Job 1–2), Job lamented the day of his birth (ch. 3).
In the
following chapters, Job questioned why God would allow him to
endure so much
suffering. Then with divine bluntness, God reminded Job
that He “invented” life
and created the world (chs. 38–41). God invited
him to rethink what he had
said. In drawing attention to His sovereign
power and the depth of His wisdom
displayed everywhere on earth
(38:4-41), God exposed the immensity of Job’s
ignorance.
If
we’re tempted to tell God how life should work, let’s remember He
invented it!
May He help us to humbly acknowledge our ignorance and
to rely on Him—the
Creator of the universe.
Lord, You are so awesome and great. But sometimes in
ignorance and arrogance I attempt to take Your place.
I humbly submit my life to You anew and acknowledge
that all glory and praise belongs to You. Amen.
To understand God is impossible,
but to worship Him is imperative.
Source:
Our Daily Bread 2012
