Some of the claims made by those involved in the space program such as "Man has conquered space" remind us of the claim made by the builders of the Titanic, a very large British ship which sank on her maiden voyage. The claim made by the builders of the Titanic was that not even God could sink it.
We have all heard of King Solomon, the rich king who built the famous temple in Jerusalem. Solomon asked God for wisdom. He was granted his request, and wrote his words of wisdom in the Book of Proverbs. In his own life, however, he failed to use this God-given wisdom.
Solomon wrote of four things which are small, yet extremely wise: ants, conies, locusts and spiders. He wrote, "the ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer; the conies are but a feeble folk, yet make their houses in the rocks; the locusts have no king, yet go forth all of them by bands; the spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces" (Prov.30:24-28).
Solomon is saying the ant has more wisdom than people who make no spiritual preparation for old age, the winter of life.
The conie makes his home very high on a rocky crag to protect himself from his enemies. Man ought to be wise enough to realize his defenceless position unless his life is hidden in the true Rock, the Lord God.
Locusts are wise enough to work together for the common good, without conflict. They do not require a leader. Men should be able to work together, not being too proud to seek advice from one another.
The spider, or lizard, can walk on smooth surfaces of ceilings without falling off. A special ability helps his feet stick to the surface. Man, by using his determination and wisdom, should also be able to stick with a problem until it is resolved.
King Solomon failed to heed these profound truths in his personal life. As with many men, women were his downfall. In order to please his foreign wives, he allowed them to worship foreign gods. He was allowing Satan worship within his own kingdom!
Had he remembered the ant, he would have looked ahead to consider what would happen later should he make a wrong choice.
If he remembered the conie, he would have clung to the Rock, his own God, and not become entangled with foreign gods.
If he had remembered how locusts worked together, he would have humbled himself and sought advice to prevent making a foolish decision.
If he had remembered how the spider stuck to the ceiling, he would have stuck with his inner beliefs, and not be swayed from the worship of his one true God.
Solomon thought he was doing the right thing to give freedom to his wives to worship as they pleased, but he forgot his actions were not pleasing to God. Solomon's kingdom was divided because he used his own wisdom rather than that which God had given him.
Is our country's code of HUMAN rights a violation of GOD'S rights? Is the code formulated on man's wisdom or that of the Bible on which the laws of our country were founded? Is our kingdom being divided, as was Solomon's, because of a wrong choice which appeared to be right? Not only do we insist on using human wisdom to make our laws and conquer space, we have made our wisdom a foreign god to be worshipped. The god is humanism!
© 1999, Doreen Palmer