God Of CreationSýnishorn

Prayer: God, help me to seek your wisdom above all else.

True Intelligence

Owen Gingerich is a professor of astronomy and senior astronomer at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. He writes in his book,  “A common sense and satisfying interpretation of our world suggests the designing hand of a super-intelligence.” When some brilliant scientific minds look at creation, they conclude that an extremely intelligent being must be behind this work. 

Unfortunately, we all know brilliant people who do not share this belief. Instead, they look for other explanations. Perhaps even dismissing God entirely as an explanation. It’s true that God can be an “overplayed” explanation and cause us to not explore scientific discovery. That would be a tragedy. However, we do not need to reject God in our pursuit of knowledge. Instead we can use science to discover more of the greatness of God. 

Sir Joseph John Thomson was a English physicist and Nobel Laureate in Physics. He is credited with discovering the first subatomic particle. He said, 

“As we conquer peak after peak we see in front of us regions full of interest and beauty, but we do not see our goal, we do not see the horizon; in the distance tower still higher peaks, which will yield to those who ascend them still wider prospects, and deepen the feeling, the truth of which is emphasized by every advance in science, that ‘Great are the Works of the Lord’.”

We can study science as a means to better understand the works of God. We study scripture to give us the perspective God has on his creation. Together, both help us marvel at the super-intelligent creator. Even more, we can know the creator who stepped into history as the wisdom of God we can know in the person of Jesus Christ.

Questions to Ask Yourself:

1. Do you believe that scientific study will lead you closer to God or further away from God? How so?
2. How can you use the study of creation to trust more fully in God as creator?

What’s Next? 

1. In John 1, Jesus is called the Logos in Greek. Logos means wisdom. God personifies his intelligence in Jesus Christ. You can know God’s wisdom more fully through Jesus. Spend some time asking God to help you understand Jesus Christ and believe in his death for your sins. He is the true wisdom we need.