January 30, 2026
You might be looking at my title and wondering if I’ve been watching too much Star Trek again. Well, yah, kinda. But while the logic I’m thinking of is totally “out of this world,” it might not be in the way you think. Let me begin as my day did. But first, a quick preface/spoiler alert:
If you just happen to be a member of my congregation and are in church this coming Sunday, you’re gonna hear this little bit in my intro. Sorry! But here goes…
So, this morning, in those early morning waking hours—just before my alarm went off—I had what I can only describe as a bizarre yet interesting dream. In this dream, I saw my hands open up my Bible to Genesis chapter 1. As I began to read the creation account, the opening sentence from the Gospel According to John cross-referenced in my mind. It was like I was thinking of two scriptures at the same exact time. (Mind you, I was dreaming at the time, so bear with me).
John’s Gospel Account begins this way: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… And all things were made through him…”
Here is the cool part: The Greek word used there for “WORD” is LOGOS. Hold onto that thought for a second.
Okay, back to my sleepy state. My eyes were focused on the creation account. Allow me to paraphrase Genesis 1 just a bit to show you what hit me.
Let’s put a pause right there, because that’s exactly what happened in my dream. Now, if you look at the order of creation, your human logic might cause you to ask: How in the world could vegetation, trees, fruit and whatnot survive on Day 3 before God created the sun on Day 4?
Honestly, I’ve thought about this before, and every time I do, the Vulcan in me comes out and says, “This is illogical, Captain.”
But then, in my dream, like a banner, I saw this phrase: “The logic of God is illogical to man.”
BOOM. Take that, Spock. Hahaha.
Remember that word LOGOS I mentioned earlier? Notice how similar it is to our English word LOGIC. Nowhere in our English Bibles will we find the word “logic,” but we see the concept everywhere. It’s the Logos—the Word, the Reasoning, the very Mind of God.
Today, I’m thankful for two things: Firstly, God’s Word (His Logos); and secondly, God’s logic that is often illogical to man. God’s ways are higher than our ways, and His thoughts are higher than our thoughts. It’s okay that I don’t understand everything, even in the creation account. For who am I to say to God, “That’s illogical, Captain”?
As Spock likewise said, “Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end.”
Father God, thank you for your out-of-this-world Logic. Help us not to try to outsmart You, but to trust that Your Word is sufficient for our lives.