8.1- It’s Elementary

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It’s Elementary                                  Daniel 2:20-21                                 Bill Crowder

    On a recent trip to London we exited the Baker Street underground station where we were greeted by a life-size statue of the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. Created by novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Holmes was an investigative genius who could continually assess seemingly random clues and solve a mystery.

    Baffled by Holmes’ uncanny brilliance, his sidekick, Dr. Watson, would ask an explanation – to which Holmes would glibly respond, “Elementary!” and then proceed to unfold the solution.

    If only life operated that way. So often, we face events and circumstances that are far more baffling than a Sherlock Holmes mystery. We struggle to figure life out, but we seem to come up short.

    In times like these, it is comforting to know that we have a God who doesn’t need to assess the situation – He already knows everything perfectly well. In Acts 15:18 we read, “God said it and now He’s doing it. It’s no afterthought; He’s always known He would do this.” (The Message Bible) He never has to wonder or resort to inductive reasoning.

    Despite our finiteness, our lives rest in the hands of the One who knows all the whats, whys, and whens we’ll ever face. As we trust in Him, He’ll guide us in the path He desires us to take – and His way is never wrong.