Bible Studies

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Sometimes our days seem like a spring stroll through an alpine meadow and other days we are clinging to a boat on a raging torrent with the sound of a waterfall ahead. We may not always see the lesson or learn from the experience, yet every passing moment contains a new truth that we can know and a new work that we can do.

The joy of learning is in the discovery. We may choose to simply wait and watch, or we can work to understand those things we have seen; but either way, life is a gift and so also is the simple wisdom of knowing what to do next.

We were told the Lord has lit our candle and illuminated our darkness. We are a part of, and yet apart from his creation so that we may find the joy of seeking it, and so He may also have the pleasure of showing it to us.





19. Wisdom is the Reward

The universe declares the glory of its Maker,
And in the sky is found His handiwork.
The passing days give instruction and at night the proofs are seen.
The lesson has no speech or language, it is not a voice that can be heard.

Unseen forces bind all together, and their joy radiates like the sun,
As a man on his wedding day, or like an athlete eager for a race.
The power is everywhere, there is nothing that can escape the force of it.
The laws that govern are perfect and their discovery enlarges and enlightens.

The Maker’s rules create peace and give order; to follow them is wisdom.
Be afraid of what is sure, for it cannot be compromised.
Such wisdom is more valuable than money or even food,
And by his truth we are warned as well as rewarded.

We cannot see ourselves clearly, but the laws will show us our faults.
Errant pride believes that power comes from us instead of to us.
May the words of my mouth be made acceptable in your sight,
My Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.





The face of our Creator may be seen in nature and the laws that shape it. We search for those laws and call it science, but we also call it religion, and philosophy and art. No one denies the existence of chemistry and physics, but shot through all of creation like the threads in a tapestry is life itself. From the single cell to the blue whale and beyond is the organization that supports life and allows it to continue. The laws of living are more than the laws of earthly survival and life without death is described by the words of our faith. We will love the Lord; and as we do to others, so shall it be done to us.

Many believe that life is a trial, a kind of test, and that when it is all over everything will be sorted out and made right. What we see in these lessons is that life is a path where each step is a new learning experience perfectly suited for the growth of the traveler. Our eternal life begins when we act upon, understand about, and feel the presence of the God who created us.

“We cannot see ourselves clearly, but the laws will show us our faults.” We are taught how to act from success and failure, but the will to find the quality path comes from a higher calling. And so the torch is passed. It is the larger life that we seek but it cannot be found by our smaller methods. We need only get ourselves out of the darkness and into the light so that the Creator may find us and heal us.

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