Devotional 11th September
Here is a challenging question:
Do we need to develop our SQ now that we use
our IQ so much?
According to Guillen, (2004) we need to develop
our IQ and our SQ [spiritual quotient].
Some people think that now humanity has used
intelligence to attain great advances in science,
engineering and exploration, we no longer need
the spiritual side to look to an all-knowing, all –
powerful, all-loving God.
Jesus speaks to this challenging question in
Matthew 22:37 & 38. Jesus said this in answer to a
number of educated people who were discussing
the challenging questions of the day.
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and
all your soul and all your mind and all your
strength.
The heart in this sense does not mean the coronary
muscle. It represents the wellspring of love and
care for those people and things that we care
deeply about.
The soul refers to the life force, the inner life,
encompassing desires and emotions. The soul is
the part of a person that does not die.
As you know the mind, describes the intellect, so
Matt 22:37 encourages us to use our intellect to
question, research, discuss, to find out and to
learn. At the same time, using our hearts and souls
to love the Lord our God.
Therefore, our minds are not a barrier to our faith
in God, however, your spiritual quotient is every
bit as important and your intelligence quotient.
Are you working to develop your spiritual
quotient?
Reference: Guillen, M. (2004) Can a smart person believe
in God? Nashville, Tennessee: Nelson Books.
Contributed by Cheryl Wigmore