Grace and peace, Saints.
You may recall that in our last post I recounted that I met a particular young man on the plane to Hawaii whom I knew was, in reality, one of Satan’s light workers. This young man seemed to be extremely intelligent: as a matter of fact, he seemed to glory in his intelligence; for he spoke at great length on various subjects from aerodynamics to quantum physics.
It is important at this point to add that there was no apparent reason for him to do this, as I know very little about physics, and even told him so. Yet this didn’t stop him from talking. He just went on and on and on. And I couldn’t stop him. Now, Satan did not just send this man to me so that he could show me how smart he was. There was a definite goal to this charade. But, for the life of me, I couldn’t imagine what it could be.
The only thing I could come up with was that Satan hoped to make me feel less intelligent by sending someone to me of seemingly higher intelligence. But, he could never do this. Whatever intelligence I have is the work of God, not me, and if anyone should get the glory, it is the Lord Jesus; for without Him I could do nothing.
I am reminded how Jesus’ persecutors, hearing him teaching the people, marveled, saying, “How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?†(John 7:15). In other words, they were astonished that Jesus spoke so intelligently, having no formal education.
Jesus answered them:
“My doctrine is not mine, but His that sent me†(John 7:16).
These people were and are woefully ignorant of the power of God. If God could make Balaam’s donkey speak, it is a light thing for Him to endue even the most common folk with wisdom and knowledge. This is why the Apostle James says,
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him†(James 1:5).
I also couldn’t help noticing, that for all his seemed knowledge and intelligence, this young man could not believe in the existence of an all-powerful Creator-God.  For all his erudition, he simply could not come to terms with the notion that “God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but should have everlasting life†(John 3:16). He could not believe in the notion of faith. He even said that he was not capable of faith, even though I gave him several examples that he made faith-based decisions every single day, not to mention the fact that at that very moment, he was flying in a metal container 20,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean: an act that required a great deal of faith.
Again, I could not help but remember how the Bible says that God bestows knowledge on the very lowest of men, while blinding the eyes of the high and mighty:
“Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
“For ye see your calling brethren how that not many wise after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
“But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
“And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to naught things that are:
“That no flesh should glory in His presence†(1 Corinthians 1:25-28).
God exalts the lowly and humble and debased the proud, to the end that when we stand before Him, we shall know that we are nothing and have nothing wherein we may glory. Â
So if you feel that you are not as intelligent as you would like to be, no biggie. Â Just ask God to give you wisdom. Â You may not end up knowing quantum physics, but you will know everything that you need to know. Â And that’s more than can be said of some of the “smartest” people I know.
I bless the name of Jesus Christ.
Be encouraged and look up, for your redemption draweth nigh.
The Still Man
