God Gives Ideas to Minds That Are Open

I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, And find out knowledge and discretion.

Proverbs 8:12 (NKJV)

Throughout human civilisation, men have made discoveries that have benefited humanity greatly, and through technology, innovation and invention the human race has advanced a great deal. While most of these men would credit their own intellectual prowess, it is plain that the source is the Lord, for anything good for mankind comes from God. The Lord will use any available mind to plant ideas that benefit mankind, even when those men are not Christians. Many Christians find this truth hard to accept, yet it is so: every good gift comes from above.

This is so primarily because man is God's workmanship, and God has given him a mind that can conceive, incubate and materialise divine ideas on earth. Man in his fallen state has been able to make tremendous discoveries in science and technology because God has left a portion of his soul with the capacity for great intelligence. The truth is that wisdom produces ideas.

I believe that if we would open our minds to God, there would be no limit to what we could manifest in the earth: new inventions, technologies and social tools that allow us to impact our world. We simply need to learn to think. There is merit in the systematic acquisition of knowledge; most of the men who have made tremendous contributions to mankind were men of knowledge. We must believe in education, the education of the mind. We must teach this generation the relevance of knowledge, the knowledge that leads to invention, the kind that imparts creative energy to us.

God uses the mind that is open.

Through faith and prayer we make the power of God available to human beings. Through knowledge and the wisdom of God we can make life better for other human beings. Ideas change the world.