Carl D. Windsor relates that in 1870, a bishop spoke before a church gathering and said, “Man has invented everything that can be invented. He has done all he can do.” But the meeting’s presiding officer suggested that a great invention would yet be made within the next fifty years. Upon further questioning, the officer replied, “I think man will learn how to fly.” The bishop was astonished, saying, “Don’t you know that flight is reserved for the angels?”

It was just thirty-three years later the Wright brothers embarked on their first halting flight at Kitty Hawk. Imagine the amazement of Bishop Milton Wright, who had denied the possibility of flight only to later witness his two sons, Orville and Wilbur Wright, become the first humans to fly.

The folly of human wisdom is its limitations. Man’s pride drove him to build a tower in the land of Shinar to make a name for himself. God saw what men were trying to do, so the Lord went down and confused their languages. The work stopped, and the world was filled with nations and cultures. Its name is called Babel because the folly of human wisdom could not withstand the knowledge of God.

Many advancements have been achieved through human knowledge. Men have walked on the moon, plumbed the depths of the oceans, opened the molecular blueprints of the human gene, and created a world filled with technologies unheard of in generations past. Medicine has taken enormous leaps, but man has yet to cure the common cold. The International Space Station has proven that men can live in the outer reaches of the planet, but only for a limited time. Computers have redesigned the face of the world, but only when they are working as designed. Electricity is the foundation of every part of life until it stops working. Man has done some amazing things, but they always come with limitations.

There are no limitations with God. More than forty men wrote the Bible over a period of 1500 years, and there is harmony, unity, and perfection. With each generation, the wisdom of God is confirmed as eternal and never changing. The message of the gospel saved people in the year 1134 and will save men today. That wisdom cannot be matched by the human mind. Prophecy shows the power of God to predict events thousands of years before they come to pass in exact detail. At least sixteen prophecies concerning Christ are to be fulfilled within twenty-four hours, and each came true.

The folly of man is clear. God is the only source of true knowledge. Following the wisdom of man will not bring peace and happiness. Seeking the word of God will answer the questions of life. Are you seeking? Visit the Trenton Church of Christ, and let’s find the wisdom of God together. Let’s listen to what God says through His word to know how to find peace and joy. We look forward to meeting you soon. www.trentonchurchofchrist.com