In The Beginning-God. Part [12] 01/25/2024 (Evening thought)

1stCorinthians 3:18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seems to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. 20 And again, The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

In other words, we will be living, and dwelling on a considerably lower plane, if we become enraptured with the advances made in science, if God is left out of the picture, for whatever man may invent, that is good, the knowledge can be traced right back to the opening phrase in the Bible: “In the Beginning-God.

Hence the reason why every praise or credit for any worthwhile accomplishment, belongs to God alone, and not to mortal man. The God-factor, whenever it is incorporated into a person’s understanding, and perspective, clears the way for praise to be directed to where it belongs, to God.

Therefore, persons who might become fascinated with the inventions of man, and those who would dwell with admiration and wonder on the so-called capabilities of Artificial Intelligence, will often do to themselves, great harm, if they are not awed, and humbled by the work of the Infinite God.

Isaiah 40: 28 Have you not known? Have you not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, faints not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!

In The Beginning-God. Part [11] 01/24/2024 (Morning thought)

Genesis 19:4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter: 5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.

All angels, both good and evil, have been given the ability to impersonate all life forms which are lower than themselves. And they do so with marvelous distinctness so that the human agent cannot, and we emphasize cannot, of themselves figure out what’s going on, whenever such impersonation takes place. This fact is evident from several passages and from the prophet of God, who has alerted us of their capabilities.

1st Samuel 28: 15 And Samuel said to Saul, Why have you disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answers me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore, I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do. 16 Then said Samuel, Wherefore, then dost thou ask of me, seeing the Lord is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?

[The Great Controversy pp 551>552] The fallen angels who do his bidding appear as messengers from the spirit world. While professing to bring the living into communication with the dead, the prince of evil exercises his bewitching influence upon their minds. He has power to bring before men the appearance of their departed friends. The counterfeit is perfect; the familiar look, the words, the tone, are reproduced with marvelous distinctness.

Isaiah 8:19 And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead? 20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!