Have you stopped to think lately about all the gidgets and gadgets that you use every day – things that we, for the most part, take for granted? How many times a day do you look at your cell phone, or your computer, to check the latest email, or the last big news posted on social media? How many times do you flip that light switch, taking for granted that the moment the switch is moved to the “on” position you will instantly have light? How many times do you go to the refrigerator to grab a cool drink, or a quick snack, without giving thought to the convenience of having that appliance in your home? Or how about that automobile you get into, turn the key, and expect it to fire up so you can make it to your destination?

The list is veritably endless of the creature comforts we have grown accustomed to in this modern era. As a matter of fact, we think of most, if not all, of these as absolute necessities. We feel that we could not survive without them. Granted, it would be difficult to live life without many of these comforts, as we have become so accustomed to having them we can’t imagine being without them.

What about those who have lived in different periods of history. What about those who were born in a time in which the many modern conveniences we enjoy today had not yet been discovered, created, designed, and manufactured for use?

Jesus and His disciples lived in just such a time. He even stated at one time that the Son of man had no place to lay His head (see Luke 9:58). The comforts we enjoy, and take for granted, were non-existent in His day and time. As a matter of fact, many of the comforts we enjoy today have only been in existence for a relatively short period of time.

I, for one, am thankful for the many conveniences we enjoy and so often take for granted, I am so thankful for indoor plumbing, for electricity, for the many different types of heating systems to keep us warm in winter, and air conditioning to keep us cool in summer. I’m thankful for refrigeration so that we don’t have to go to the ice plant to purchase large blocks of ice to cool the “ice box”. I’m thankful for automobiles which zip us from one place to another, with the comfort of A/C and heat.

I may even think that I could not survive without all these modern conveniences. But history proves otherwise. All those who lived and died before the invention of these conveniences were able to survive without them, and so could we.

So, what’s the point of this blog? Simply this: to remind us of how blessed we are to have all of these modern creature comforts, and to encourage us to never take them for granted. God has given certain individuals the capacity to think of, and then to invent these amazing devices. We are the beneficiaries of their creative genius. But it is God who gave the wisdom and knowledge to these individuals. So, as we enjoy the usage of these many conveniences, let’s thank God for His giving these amazing abilities to those creative inventors, and for giving us the privilege and pleasure of enjoying them.

Then the Lord said to Moses, saying: “See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, to design artistic works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of workmanship.”

Exodus 31:1-5

Blessings!