Reading – Proverbs 8

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“I was the architect at his side. I was his constant delight, rejoicing always in his presence. And how happy I was with the world he created; how I rejoiced with the human family!”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭8‬:‭30‬-‭31‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I heard long ago that the chance of the world evolving as it is without any creative input is about the same as a tornado blowing through a junk yard and assembling a perfectly formed 747 airliner.

This week I found out where that quote came from – and I was shocked.

It was a line spoken by Ian Malcolm in the Michael Crichton book The Lost World (sequel to Jurassic Park).

I was shocked because that book series embraced the concept of evolution and that character was an atheist.

Even Crichton recognized through the rantings of his atheist character that this world could not have come about without creative input.

He had a different explanation that made no sense to me.

What does make sense to me is what we learned in today’s reading, that wisdom was created before the rest of creation.

The Creator employed that wisdom to craft a world that is amazing in its diversity and functionality.

The complexity of the Earth’s ecosystem is beyond human comprehension. Scientific studies have barely scratched the surface of how each species of plant and animal depends on all the others.

If God’s wisdom was enough to design the universe, with all its intricacies, it is enough to guide us through our lives in this world.

What is the most amazing part of creation to you?
Is there anything that would make you doubt that the world was created by God?

(Reminder: this is a safe place where we can disagree respectfully. You do not have to agree with me to comment, and we can have a polite conversation to understand each other even if we disagree).