Proverbs Chapter 3

Proverbs 3:19
"The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens."

Years ago I built a house for my family. Most of it I did with my own two hands and a lot of sweat and blood. But the one thing I would not do myself was to pour the foundation. I wanted it to be the very best foundation so I hired the very best to do that most vital part of the entire project. Foundations are the most important aspect of any building project. This includes not only the building of houses or other large structures. It also is true of families, businesses, and governments. The stronger and more secure the foundation, the greater the chance of the “building” standing strong through any kind of stormy weather or hardship.

Genesis chapter one is “foundational” to the entire Scriptures and indeed, even to Christianity. And it is a strong foundation. “In the beginning GOD…..” Everything we as Christians believe, all our theology and our very outlook on life itself is shaped by how we view these four short words. If we cannot trust in the first four words of the Holy Scriptures, how much faith can we have in the rest of the Scriptures? Praise God we can fully trust His Word. All of it! We can trust it in Salvation, in matters of life and death and in matters of eternity. We can trust His Word for building a family, for building our business and for building a Godly life. And we can trust His Word as it relates to the Creation of our world.

Our verse this week in Proverbs 3 deals directly with this foundational issue. In His wisdom and understanding He founded or “laid the foundation” for our world and set the heavens in place. And what an amazing bit of wisdom it was! From the intricacy of the workings of a microscopic cell, to the precise balance of the earth’s position relative to the sun and other planets. From the ways of love between a man and a woman to the interactive ways of an ecological system. From the awesome splendor of snowcapped peaks to the vastness of the rolling ocean waves. All of it is amazing! All of it was and is created by the All-Wise God.

The thing that really puts the icing on the cake is that we can know this All-Wise God in a personal way through His Son Jesus Christ! In fact that is His plan. That we would know His only begotten Son and through His Son we would know Him. The Creator of Genesis chapter one, in all His vast wisdom, wants to have a deep and personal relationship with the pinnacle of His Creation. And that pinnacle is you! He wants to know you. He wants you to experience not only the majesty of His creation but the wonder of His love and grace. He wants to call you His child. If you don’t know Him, won’t you place your faith and trust in Him today? Let Him be your foundation. And then let Him build something great on that foundation.