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Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado
We all know the statement, curiosity killed the cat, the same can be said of human creatures. Sometimes our curiosity about creation kills the mystery. I know that there are probably some of you (maybe most of you) who will disagree with the direction of today's blog, but I'm okay with that, especially if it makes you think.
In my opinion, we spend too much time trying to figure out how something came into being that we don't enjoy the mystery of what's before our eyes.
For some reason we feel cheated when we walk through a park like the Garden of the Gods and there are no interpretive signs. That was my experience at the Grand Canyon. I was disappoint not by what was written on these signs but the fact that there were so few signs.
However, when we read these signs, do we spend more time digesting what we've read than standing in awe of God's majesty? Are we so curious as to how something was made that we miss the mystery?
When God confronts Job he says, "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you know so much. Who determined its dimensions and stretched out the surveying line? What supports its foundations, and who laid its cornerstone as the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?" Job 38:4 New Living Translation
I know that for some of you curiosity about how something came into existence leads you deeper into the wonder of God's creative nature, but it hinders others from perceiving the beauty of creation.
When Job caught what God was saying, he put his hand over his mouth and refused to speak (Job 40:4). Maybe that's what we need to do the next time we visit the Garden of the Gods, the Grand Canyon or wherever we might find ourselves.
It's okay to stand speechless before God.
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In my opinion, we spend too much time trying to figure out how something came into being that we don't enjoy the mystery of what's before our eyes.
For some reason we feel cheated when we walk through a park like the Garden of the Gods and there are no interpretive signs. That was my experience at the Grand Canyon. I was disappoint not by what was written on these signs but the fact that there were so few signs.
However, when we read these signs, do we spend more time digesting what we've read than standing in awe of God's majesty? Are we so curious as to how something was made that we miss the mystery?
When God confronts Job he says, "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you know so much. Who determined its dimensions and stretched out the surveying line? What supports its foundations, and who laid its cornerstone as the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?" Job 38:4 New Living Translation
I know that for some of you curiosity about how something came into existence leads you deeper into the wonder of God's creative nature, but it hinders others from perceiving the beauty of creation.
When Job caught what God was saying, he put his hand over his mouth and refused to speak (Job 40:4). Maybe that's what we need to do the next time we visit the Garden of the Gods, the Grand Canyon or wherever we might find ourselves.
It's okay to stand speechless before God.
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
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