"O Lord, you have searched me and you know me....Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain" (Psalm 139 : 1 - 6)
Moses Mendelssohn, a fourteen-year-old Talmudic student entered Berlin in 1743 through the city gate reserved for Jews, cattle and pigs. The sight of the boy was so pathetic; a hunch-back, wearing ragged clothes like a beggar, nearly penniless and barefoot. After his long journey across a hundred miles of hilly country side, he was weary and entirely drained off his strength. Only a small number of rich Jews, plus the occasional scholars, were allowed to live in the Prussian capital. The gatekeeper’s job was to keep out all others without visible means of support. He questioned the boy as to what he wanted in Berlin. Mendelssohn humbly replied, ” To learn.”
In the depth of every man’s heart, there is a genuine urge to acquire knowledge and to discover truth. Unfortunately, modern education hardly contributes anything to quench the thirst of the inner man.
Condemning the limitations of modern education, Bertrand Russel, an English philosopher, mathematician and writer, once said that education is one of the chief obstacles to intelligence and freedom of thought. Pointing to the futility of education, G. M Trevelyan, the renowned British historian said-
“Education… has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading”.
It is unfortunate to see in the present world that in the name of education, poison is injected in high doze into the minds of students. Blatant lies and distorted truths are systematically implanted perpetually in the hearts of those who are in pursuit of truth and knowledge. Hypotheses that have no firm basis are taught in the universities with incredible enthusiasm. However, there is a university that excels all the universities under the sky combined together. That’s the Heavenly University run by the Triune God.
If knowledge can be considered as a huge ice-berg, what the worldly universities teach in the name of knowledge is just the tip of the ice-berg. After conducting experiments within the four walls of it’s laboratory and later declaring that God is just the product of human imagination, is bizarre. In spite of transmitting knowledge, skills and values accumulated by the society as a whole, there still remains many incomprehensible queries. However, in the heavenly university, each and every query is certain to be justified. Some times, the answers to our numerous questions may be delayed, but definitely be answered someday, either here or in the heaven of heavens.
In the well-known universities on this planet, teachers and students oftentimes analyze various problems. They may find cutting-edge information about those problems. However, many a times they find themselves desperate for an intelligible solution.
At the moment, the whole world is being crushed under the iron heels of economic crisis. Even the world powers are struggling to survive. Active discussions are going on in various universities. Seminars sponsored by business magnates are organised regularly to find some solutions to the present problem. Many have their own opinions as to what is best for their country. Later on, they would realize that their suggestions are impractical and only worsen the situation if implemented.
Modern science is capable of predicting a possible hurricane and the disasters each one would cause. Science has christened them with special names solely based on their nature. But so far, there is not even a single university on the surface of the earth that teaches its students methods to stop or at least control a hurricane.
One of the most unique creations of the Almighty God is the earth that we live in. However, man has gone to the extreme extend of burying highly destructive arms and ammunitions in the womb of this planet. Just a click on the remote is more than enough to convert this beautiful globe into a fireball. The credit for bringing this planet to such a grave situation belongs to the modern science. Atom bomb, hydrogen bomb, nuclear bomb and other deadly weapons are the products of human imagination. In these days of human conscience descending to the freezing point, nobody is bothered to ponder over the damages inflicted on innocent civilians caused by this weaponry. The ozone layers laid by God to filter the most dangerous ultra-violet rays originating from sun is shockingly perforated by the smoke and gases produced as a result of bomb explosions.
Modern science doesn’t know how to repair the damages imposed on these protective layers. Neither the worldly universities nor the environmentalists have any idea on how to heal the deadly wounds on earth as a consequence of irresponsible and senseless use of modern weapons during wars. The atom bombs dropped by the U S in Hiroshima and Nagazaki on 6th and 9th of August 1945 converted those areas into places almost impossible for human existence. The science that gave birth to disastrous weapons now have no solution in their hands to replace the old glory these places once possessed.
When the worldly universities lack quality in coaching their students, there is a unique university with a difference. The greatest Guru of this university is the Triune God who revealed himself to mankind in various periods of human history as God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Apart from teaching numerous valuable subjects, the living God handles another significant subject that no human genius could ever think of. The name of this branch of science may not be mentioned in any dictionaries. This science is beyond what any human mind could ever comprehend.
Solutionology! The science of solutions that can only be handled by the omni-potent, omni-present and omniscient God.
When the worldly universities transmit wisdom on Psychology, Anthropology, Sociology, Physiology and Ecology to students, the Science of Solutionology is handled only by the living God of the Heavenly University. In this university, problems are clarified, reasons for the problems are analyzed and the right solution is recommended. The only qualification eligible for an admission in this university is a complete surrendering to the will of the Lord. In this university, theories will be taught systematically and intensive training will be given to those students who are willing to proceed.
Those who joined this university with shortage of wisdom graduated in flying colors adorning themselves with glittering pearls of wisdom. Those shepherds who learned here became powerful leaders, mighty kings and great prophets. The intensive coaching in this university transformed Moses, born as a slave in Egypt, as one of the most efficient and powerful leaders the world had ever seen. That coaching inspired him and strengthened him to lead almost 3 million Israelites in the wilderness for 40 years.
When David’s parents and brothers ignored him and considered him as a weakling, the Lord chose him as the future king of Israel and trained him in this university according to his own will.Amos, an ordinary shepherd from Tekoa testifies in his own words how the Lord promoted him to the enviable position of prophet in Israel-
“I was neither a prophet nor a prophet’s son, but I was a shepherd, and I also took care of sycamore-fig trees. But the Lord took me from tending the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel” (Amos 7 : 14 & 15).
Now the most significant question arises here. Where is this university located at? Don’t waste your precious time browsing for its location in the internet because you won’t find it there. Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, found out that genuine wisdom can be acquired by kneeling at the feet of the Lord and that is where this university is located.
