Today’s Thought “Ingenuity” G. Ward

 

 ^“In Jerusalem he made engines of war invented by skillful men to be on the towers and on the corners for the purpose of shooting arrows and great stones. Hence his fame spread afar, for he was marvelously helped until he was strong.” 2 Chronicles 26:15

 

What exactly is modern? Our contemplations lead us to think solely in this modernity. Sure, we have history to study, but we often equate things of the past as antiquated. I recall (as a child) how exciting it was having a 26 inch color television. We thought the screen was huge. Now a 26 inch screen is typically the size of our computer monitors. It seems that every six months we’re encountering “new and improved” on what we’ve recently purchased (once regarded as the quintessential gadgetry).

Young King Uzziah desired magnifying Holy God in a way that his father neglected (cf. Ge. 12:1-3). I believe this humility exercised by this young king brought forth a wisdom enabling the invention of the first gun (2 Ch. 26:15). The NRA (The National Rifle Assn. – a conservative geo-political group) would be so pleased (Is there’s emanating from protection unto the 2nd Constitutional Amendment for the citizens of this land, or like King Uzziah’s; seeking to further Holy God’s agenda of theocratic rule?) When we seek to establish a theocratic rule from both the potential citizens and current citizenry of heaven, we make clichés like “Necessity is the mother of invention” into a better portrayal of “Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us” (Eph.3:20). Happy Wednesday!