Lost

"For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles." (Romans 1:21-23)

Some fans of the show Lost are obsessed with figuring out what's going on on that island. After every episode, they get online and start taking apart the clues. What was that book Ben was reading? Is the name of that new character an anagram?

Of course, what they're really trying to figure out is what the show's creators are up to. They want to know what those guys have in mind. To figure out the mystery, you have to start with the assumption that someone is creating the show and that they have a purpose.

Paul's point in this passage is that you cannot hope to understand real life if you don't start with the idea that somebody created it and is running the "show." It would be like thinking that Lost is somehow happening all on it's own. You'd end up looking to the created things (Jack, Ben, the smoke monster) for answers instead of looking to the writers. You'd be a fool, Paul says.

Eliminate God as the starting place, and all our wisdom is worthless.

Think: If you didn't believe someone was writing the story of Lost, what ideas could you come up with for where the characters come from and why things happen on the show? Is there any logical way to think about a story without a storyteller?

Pray: Ask God to help you filter every attempt to understand the world through the truth that He created it.

Do: Write out Proverbs 9:10 on a piece of paper and work at memorizing it this week.