If you have read many of my blogs, you know that I believe that many different things in the world, not just the Bible, point to a Living, Powerful, Mighty God. Many, many people in the world today think differently. There are people around us who label those who believe in an Almighty Creator as “uneducated,” “superstitious,” “inexperienced,” or “unintelligent.” In fact, I have even heard these people label those who believe in God “fools.” However, the Bible says that the fool does not believe there is a God. In Psalm 14:1 the Bible states: “The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”” How ironic!
Christians exhibit a characteristic of wisdom through their belief in God. It is fallacy to say that one must be educated in a worldly sense (by obtaining a degree, etc.) to be able to make an intelligent decision about the existence of God. I know men with PhDs who have a strong faith in the Lord, teenagers with little life experience who have a strong faith in the Lord, and older women who never even attended a day of college in their lives who have a strong faith in the Lord. Regardless of their education, these people are spiritually wise in their belief of an Awesome God who is over all.
Christians should strive to have spiritual wisdom in God which comes from His Word. While some worldly wisdom can indeed be good and helpful, Christians need to be careful to not be caught up in worldly wisdom because Satan uses it to lead people away from the Lord. Sadly, many men who are wise of the world see it as “wise” or “intelligent” to believe there is no God. This is one of the many reasons we need to be wary of worldly wisdom. Seek after wisdom which will bring one to eternity. I wholeheartedly believe it is wise to read and obey the Word of God.
Psalm 19:7-11 is a reminder of the beauty of God’s Word.
“The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb. Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.”
I encourage you to read the entire fourteenth Psalm (it is short) for further understanding of the first verse.
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