Doing What God is Thinking
By Jon Walker
For who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ. 1 Corinthians 2:16 (NIV)
In a land not so far away and a time not too distant, lived a mighty, yet gentle Master of the Manor. There was a servant who worked for the Master, and this servant was a man of excellent efficiency, incorruptible integrity, and joyful heart.
The Master was pleased with his servant, but he also noticed the servant would do things that were well-intentioned, yet not in line with the Master’s wishes.
One day the Master was in his library, and he couldn’t find one of his favorite books. Looking closely, the Master realized that his entire library had been re-arranged.
“Good servant,” called the Master. “Why have you re-arranged the library?”
“Master,” the servant replied, “I wanted to provide you with the most efficient catalog system available.”
“But I did not ask you to re-arrange the library,” the Master lovingly said. “However, I did ask you to prepare the banquet hall for the guests we will receive tonight, and I see that hasn’t been done.”
“Yes, Master,” said the servant. “But I don’t see anyone coming up the road, so I assumed the guest weren’t actually coming tonight. And you’re library is now cross-referenced and categorized according to Humboldt’s hierarchy of human thought.”
“So I must think like a human in order to find my books?” said the Master.
“Well, yes,” said the servant.
“But what if I want you to do things according to my thoughts?” said the Master, a tone of command coming into his voice. “And what if I want you to begin to think like me, instead of the other way around?”
Just then, the doorbell rang. The guests had arrived.
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