Wisdom 13:1-9
You better not curse the wind there Og, or the the wind God will send a tornado and blow us away. At some point a tornado does come as fate would have it and viola, the existence of the wind God is confirmed. Status of Og unknown.
When men were Ogs and women were non-Ogs, their understanding about the world was quite far removed from anything we know today but they grasped the concept of a higher being. We all do. Even when we find out about mesons, and 'God particles' we'll have to ask "who created the God particle?" The more we know, the more we don't know.
So we are apparently or supposedly smart enough to know that there is no God of the wind, there is no God of the rain. What we do know is that behind everything that exists, there is the one God. That is, not the Sun God but the Son of God. When we see all the things that we see around us, a wise person recognizes that they are all from God, created by God as a clue to his being and love for us. Of course the biggest clue is a no brainer, he died on a cross for us.
In our own time we sometimes reference different Gods. We make God's of our jobs, material possessions and accomplishments. We may think we earn things, relationships and accomplishments. The truth is, we really earn nothing. Really. We may cooperate with the gifts and talents God has given us but in the end, everything in some form or another is a gift from God. That is where we should focus.
We are old enough (as beings) to recognize that there is one God who created us and loves us. There is no God of the rain, the weather or anything else although the Spirit of God pervades everything. Realize that and dwell on that.
When men were Ogs and women were non-Ogs, their understanding about the world was quite far removed from anything we know today but they grasped the concept of a higher being. We all do. Even when we find out about mesons, and 'God particles' we'll have to ask "who created the God particle?" The more we know, the more we don't know.
So we are apparently or supposedly smart enough to know that there is no God of the wind, there is no God of the rain. What we do know is that behind everything that exists, there is the one God. That is, not the Sun God but the Son of God. When we see all the things that we see around us, a wise person recognizes that they are all from God, created by God as a clue to his being and love for us. Of course the biggest clue is a no brainer, he died on a cross for us.
In our own time we sometimes reference different Gods. We make God's of our jobs, material possessions and accomplishments. We may think we earn things, relationships and accomplishments. The truth is, we really earn nothing. Really. We may cooperate with the gifts and talents God has given us but in the end, everything in some form or another is a gift from God. That is where we should focus.
We are old enough (as beings) to recognize that there is one God who created us and loves us. There is no God of the rain, the weather or anything else although the Spirit of God pervades everything. Realize that and dwell on that.
For all people who were ignorant of God were foolish by nature;
and they were unable from the good things that are seen to know the one who exists,
nor did they recognize the artisan while paying heed to his works;
but they supposed that either fire or wind or swift air,
or the circle of the stars, or turbulent water,
or the luminaries of heaven were the gods that rule the world.
If through delight in the beauty of these things people assumed them to be gods,
let them know how much better than these is their Lord,
for the author of beauty created them.
And if people were amazed at their power and working,
let them perceive from them
how much more powerful is the one who formed them.
For from the greatness and beauty of created things
comes a corresponding perception of their Creator.
Yet these people are little to be blamed,
for perhaps they go astray
while seeking God and desiring to find him.
For while they live among his works, they keep searching,
and they trust in what they see, because the things that are seen are beautiful.
Yet again, not even they are to be excused;
for if they had the power to know so much
that they could investigate the world,
how did they fail to find sooner the Lord of these things?
and they were unable from the good things that are seen to know the one who exists,
nor did they recognize the artisan while paying heed to his works;
but they supposed that either fire or wind or swift air,
or the circle of the stars, or turbulent water,
or the luminaries of heaven were the gods that rule the world.
If through delight in the beauty of these things people assumed them to be gods,
let them know how much better than these is their Lord,
for the author of beauty created them.
And if people were amazed at their power and working,
let them perceive from them
how much more powerful is the one who formed them.
For from the greatness and beauty of created things
comes a corresponding perception of their Creator.
Yet these people are little to be blamed,
for perhaps they go astray
while seeking God and desiring to find him.
For while they live among his works, they keep searching,
and they trust in what they see, because the things that are seen are beautiful.
Yet again, not even they are to be excused;
for if they had the power to know so much
that they could investigate the world,
how did they fail to find sooner the Lord of these things?
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