From the reading of Boethius' writing this week, I found myself focusing mostly on Prose IV. The way Philosophy described God's divine intelligence and where it rested above our earthly knowledge was a truly humbling reminder. A reminder of how we, trapped within the confines of time and our sin, cannot even begin to comprehend what God not only knows, but He himself created and set into motion. Aristotle's quote of the universe and where it sits as not being a part of eternity, but being only within the present moments it can grasp was such an interesting concept. I feel as though we must remember that our foresight and our viewing of the past, present, and future is so limited and will not rival God in his sovereignty and foreknowledge. We can have hope in knowing that the One who holds all in His hands is loving, caring, kind, and watching out of run all so we don't have to worry nearly as much as we do sometimes. A very interesting read and I will no doubt be pursuing the rest of this writing on my own time.
P.S. I commented on Hannah's and Nate's posts
This was a concept that I found myself drawn to as well. Our mindset is so often so self-reliant, and that is incredibly nonsensical when we consider how limited our knowledge truly is. It is wonderful to know that we can rely completely on the One that is sovereign over all the earth.
ReplyDeleteIt is an incredible concept to try and get a handle on. We often think of ourselves and the world around us always being there and always has been and will be, but when you consider everything we experience in this world being but a few moments in the grand scheme of things, it is rather humbling and terrifying.
ReplyDeleteIt is so awesome that our lack of knowledge and understanding points us to the Savior. In spite of our weaknesses, in his mercy he gives us the Holy Spirit and his Word to lead and guide us into all truth so that we can have a relationship with him. In my mind, that is something that I cannot comprehend but I am so thankful to God for it.
ReplyDeleteYes! I just commented about this on Wendy's post. It is truly so wonderful to know that God is so much bigger in thoughts, power, etc than we are.
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