“He dams up the streams so that they do not trickle,
and the thing that is hidden he brings out to light.” Job28.11 ESV
I once took a tour through a hydroelectric dam. At one point we walked well below the water line through the tunnels that ran deep along the base. I could not help but be amazed at such an engineering marvel, that we have actually figured out how to contain the waters of a mighty river and turn it into electric light? And yet, in spite of our technology, education and advancements, is it not just as amazing at how foolish humans can be? Of all the wonders of the world, man himself is the greatest wonder. How can people so smart, be so dumb? How can we harness the power of the atom, but remain helpless before our own selfish passions? Countless centuries have passed since Job wrote about damming up the streams of his day. Yet the question that he asks after writing these words is still true, “But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? The answer remains as unchanged as man's need of it. ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’ 9/18/2008 ts
Just me trying to be honest with God.
