I was waiting for the service elevator at the hospital yesterday when I reflected on the patents that went into creating this modern-day marvel. As I stepped inside, I calculated the chain of events that were required for it to lift me up in the building. The elevator buzzed in warning as I poked my head back out and studied the mechanism that would close the doors. "Going up..." a voice confirmed after I punched a button and stepped back. The doors glided shut and I ascended. Amazing!
Then, it struck me how utterly simplistic the technology of elevators and even grandiose projects like the Panama Canal are in contrast to God's creation of the eyeball, the immune system, or DNA. His designs are AWESOME, and our understanding of them is so limited.
The human race is so proud of its accomplishments, constructions, and intellectualism. We boast about our achievements and confer awards upon each other. This is arrogance. We are like children, clumsily printing out a simple sentence alongside our daddy's completed thesis while believing ourselves to be equal.
Then, it struck me how utterly simplistic the technology of elevators and even grandiose projects like the Panama Canal are in contrast to God's creation of the eyeball, the immune system, or DNA. His designs are AWESOME, and our understanding of them is so limited.
The human race is so proud of its accomplishments, constructions, and intellectualism. We boast about our achievements and confer awards upon each other. This is arrogance. We are like children, clumsily printing out a simple sentence alongside our daddy's completed thesis while believing ourselves to be equal.
Men like Stephen Hawking are undeniably brilliant. But until they become like George Washington Carver and acknowledge God with all humility and reverence and are grateful for the portion of understanding they have received from Him, they will be known as "fools" according to the Word of God. From the revelation of gravity as a Universal Law to the discovery of prions, scientists do little more than reveal the handiwork and presence of a loving and merciful Creator God. Only He is worthy of praise. We are here to simply point the way to Him.
Kay O'Hara
October 8, 2007
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