Time: Psalms, a collection of lyrical poems, with multiple authors. David wrote 73 Psalms, though for 50 or so the author is unknown. Psalms means songs of praise. The writings span 1,000 years. They encourage us to praise God, illuminate the greatness of God, affirm His faithfulness in times of trouble, and remind us of the absolute centrality of His word.
What the Lord is Saying:
Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) lived in the 13th century. My first thoughts about him are he lived for only 49 years. He was born into a wealthy family in Italy. He went to the University of Naples at the age of 14 (founded in 1224 and is the oldest public university in the world). Then he went to study further at the University of Paris. It was here that he discovered non-Christian philosophers like Aristotle the Greek and other ancient Greek and Romans authors.
At this time was the belief that only those that God chose could reveal God's revelation, but Aquinas wanted to explore the issue of reason, thinking that all thought comes from God. Whether philosophy or theology, reason or revelation - God is at the epicenter.
Summary: Reason leads us to believe in God while revelation shows us who God really is. All truth is God's truth.
Promise: If we are studying Scripture and the natural world and we perceive a contradiction, then we have failed somewhere in our study.
Prayer: Lord, thank you for men like Thomas Aquinas, for raising them up and being leaders in thought and challenging us to think through all truth realizing that you are the author of all thought and church. Help me to be a person that supports this and proclaims you always. Draw people to the revelation of truth and the Gospel.
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