Psalm 104: 24-35

24 O Lord, what a variety of things you have made! In wisdom you have made them all. The earth is full of your creatures.
25 Here is the ocean, vast and wide, teeming with life of every kind, both large and small.
26 See the ships sailing along, and Leviathan, which you made to play in the sea.
27 They all depend on you to give them food as they need it.
28 When you supply it, they gather it. You open your hand to feed them, and they are richly satisfied.
29 But if you turn away from them, they panic. When you take away their breath, they die and turn again to dust.
30 When you give them your breath, life is created, and you renew the face of the earth.
31 May the glory of the Lord continue forever! The Lord takes pleasure in all he has made!
32 The earth trembles at his glance; the mountains smoke at his touch.
33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live. I will praise my God to my last breath!
34 May all my thoughts be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord.
35 Let all sinners vanish from the face of the earth; let the wicked disappear forever.
Let all that I am praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!

"Wisdom" is the ability to know what is true (or right) and couple it with appropriate judgment, discernment, or insight. It's not just smart...it's knowing what to do with all those smarts.

As we finish Psalm 104 today we continue to examine the awesomeness of Creator God. The first portion of the psalm outlined, in great technical detail, the wonders of creation. It was almost a physics lesson as we read the litany of God's creative ventures.
- The heavens
- The rain clouds
- The winds
- The water
- The Mountains
- The grass
- The trees
- The moon to mark the seasons, and the sun

Today David brings another perspective when he says of God "In wisdom you have made (it) all." In short, David is saying not only did God create our world "just right," but He also understood how to make it operate perfectly once it was created. That's wisdom.

I was an art major for a while at the University of Minnesota. I was sitting in a sculpture class and my classmate showed me something he had created. I couldn't figure it out.

"What is it?" I asked
"I don't know" he said
"What does it do?" I asked
"I don't know" he said.

That's not wisdom...


And, what was so "wise" about the way God's created all this? "It all depends on Him."


David makes that very clear when he says "when you supply it, they gather it. You open your hand to feed them, and they are richly satisfied. But if you turn away from them, they panic. When you take away their breath, they die and turn again to dust. When you give them your breath, life is created, and you renew the face of the earth."
If we had any sense we would consult God before we did anything with his creation. Since we don't have that much sense we just barge ahead with our plans and programs. Usually we have to retrace our steps to clean up the mess we made. Look at the mess we've created in the Gulf of Mexico. There's not a lot of wisdom in poking a hole in the surface of the earth if you don't have a plan to plug the hole.

We seem to think we can improve on God. I landscape my property. I plant grass, trees and flowers. Not exactly God's handiwork, but I like it. And, of course, in the process I use more than the expected allotment of water. But...I don't get anymore water unless God makes it rain. My beautiful property will whither and die unless God supports me.

Of course, it might not be my lawn...It could be my marriage plans. It could be my education plans...my job plans. Every time I make a change I need God to sustain that change...whatever it is.

Only you know what grand schemes you have going today. Oh, and God knows too. Do you figure God's going to water those plans and make them grow? You might want to ask...

Live boldly out there today...