You shall remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day. -Deuteronomy 8:18This passage speaks to any means we may use to gain wealth, including creating technology. Two main points I see here:
1) God gives the power - it is He that gives us wisdom, knowledge, and skill to work with technology and to earn a living from that.
2) We are to remember this. It seems obvious, but we can all think of times when we forget this to be the case. For me, I struggle with pride and so consider my skill to be something I have personally achieved rather than having it given to me from God. If we believe in a sovereign God, we can see that He directed us to and provided the means for our education, including all the institutions and teachers that provided it.
Are there other ways we don't remember God as the one who gives us the ability to make and use technology?
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