Learning from God’s Fingertips

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

Heb 11:1-3

All education is spiritual. 

Education comprises learning of both physical properties and non-physical principles that govern those properties. You cannot learn something about the properties without also learning something about the principles and the One who made both of them. Everything you learn about the visible world teaches you about the invisible framework that holds the physical things in place. All learning, whether about the visible or the invisible, teaches you about the invisible hand of God. As long as you are actively engaged in some process of learning, you will be learning about God. because God made everything, visible and invisible, He is in control of both the physical properties and the non-physical principles. He performs things that seem like a miracle to us but to Him are simple expressions of Himself. 

He causes water to come out of the rock.

God is full of life. He created His image by giving life to dirt, surely He can bring forth life-giving water from a rock. He adds the principles of life to inanimate objects, making them more than they were before. Even inanimate objects are animated at the subatomic level as the strong force holds the nucleus of an atom together while electrons orbit like the planets in our solar system. As long as you are engaged in the process of learning, you are learning about God. Just as faith, a non-material principle comes out of the material substance of evidence, God creates life-giving nourishment out of inanimate objects. God gives life because He has an abundance of life that overflows from who He is.

God's river does not run dry.

Life flows from God, and He never runs out. He created the universe and pours the overflow of His life into it. The universe displays a small measure of God’s creativity. Every time you learn anything about the universe, you are learning about the creativity and order of God’s nature. When you study the work of His hands, you can begin to see the groves of His fingerprints. Life flows out of every ridge and crevice of His fingerprints as He holds the universe in the palm of His hands. You will find that His life goes deeper than any valley and higher than any mountain ridge. You can never come to an end of learning about God and His creations because His life has no end. Everything you decide to study and learn will show you more of His life.