“I have filled him with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts.” Exodus 31:3 NLT
On this date on March 7, 1876, Scottish-born inventor, Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone in the United States. Three days later Bell spoke the first words over a transmitted phone line to his assistant, “Mr. Watson come here, I want you.” Watson heard it loud and clear from 100 ft away in their Boston laboratory. Today we can hear and see people loud and clear from across the world on our phones. Every invention takes on different characteristics and advances over time, except maybe the wheel, a wheel is a wheel. The telephone is proof of the advancements that are made once something is invented. To get where we are today in any modern convenience there needed to be a staring point, something was invented.
God has blessed the world in giving us individuals with wisdom in science, business, agriculture, manufacturing, entrepreneurship, medical research, and many other activities all with the skills to make our lives fuller, healthier, and easier. Some of these people use their talents in their field of expertise to build on what has proven to work and is successful, while others use their God given talents to create and invent something new.
The Bible records both in the Old and New Testaments people with extraordinary talent and skill in their profession. God has been working through those He has gifted all throughout history. Our human wisdom and knowledge come from the Lord God of heaven. He gives it to us as a display of His glory, for without Him we can do nothing.
There as been thousands of inventions over the years for our good and benefit. Our lives have been blessed by these inventions and by the inventors who brought them about. We can look forward with excitement to the inventions God will bless us with in the years to come.
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