Proverbs 3:19-26
To Fred’s point yesterday, that knowing Jesus is wisdom:
- The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding He established the heavens. (v. 19)
- In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. … All things were made through Him, and without Him was not any thing made that was made. (John 1:1,3)
Seeing as how the Word (Greek: “Logos”) is Jesus, and He was intimately involved in Creation, and the Lord founded the earth by wisdom, one might well say that there is at least a strong connection between Jesus and Wisdom. (You might also ponder Pr. 3:20 next to Heb. 1:3.)
In Pr. 3:21-26 we again read of the importance of Wisdom. And again we get a strong sense of protection, security, confidence. Yet the onus is on us: do not lose sight of these—keep sound wisdom and discretion. (v. 21)
The Lord by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding He established the heavens… (v. 19) I’ve said it many times before – you can look through a microscope or you can look through a telescope, and either way you see structure, wonder, beauty. Both the nuclear world and the heavenly realms reflect an order that we cannot comprehend. What sort of being could put this all together? How deep is the wisdom of the Lord? It blows my mind to even consider it!
I’m constantly amazed at the human body–what a testament to divine creation!