Job 32:8 But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty gives them understanding. Professor Morse, the renowned electric telegraph inventor, was once asked, "Professor, when you were making your experiments yonder in your rooms in the university, did you ever come to a stand, not knowing what to do next?" "Oh yes; mere than once." "And at such times, what did you do next? I may answer you in confidence, sir," said the professor, "but it is a matter of which the public knows nothing. Whenever I could not see my way clearly, I prayed for more light." "And the light generally came?" "Yes. And I may tell you that when flattering honours came to me from America and Europe on account of the invention which bears my name, I never felt that I deserved them. I had made a valuable application of electricity, not because I was superior to other men, but solely because God, who meant it for mankind, must reveal it to someone, and was pleased to reveal it to me." The inventor's first message — "What hath God wrought" — intimated in no uncertain way the inspiration which gave his work longevity, and made it a light to the world. Parallel Verses KJV: But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.WEB: But there is a spirit in man, and the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding. |
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