Squirrel Highway
Paul says that in Christ “are hid all of the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Col 2:3). He writes this out of his belief that the Jesus who died in our behalf on a Roman Cross is no less than (yet far more than) the Creator of the universe (Col 1:16).
Seems to me that Paul’s statement about all wisdom and knowledge being hidden in Christ can be taken in a couple of different ways.
Bug Stop
We could take it to mean that once we discover that Christ is the Source of all truth and insight, our search for wisdom is over. Or we could take it to mean that, in “finding” the “Source” of all wisdom, our search has also just begun.
Take, for instance, the often quoted thought, “Wise are those who look at others with the same generosity they offer themselves, and who look at themselves with the same critical eye they have for others“? Since the words are not found in the Bible, is the saying more likely to be prized by someone who is convinced you don’t need to believe in the Bible to live a thoughtful life? Or is the real treasure hunter the person who knows that wisdom doesn’t begin with the “what” but the “Who”?
Who finds more value? Is it the person who inexplicably finds wonder and wisdom everywhere? Or is it the person who knows that the One who designed “highways for squirrels,” and colorful “fast food bug stops,” is the same One who gave us the Bible as his own field guide for treasure hunters?
Seems to me that to find value in “whatever”, without regard for the One who has given it to us, is to have our reward. But to value the Who enough to use his Book as a means of finding his design and intent in the common “whats” of life is what treasure hunters were made for.
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