sudoku is usually played on a 9 by 9 board, divided into 3 by 3 cells. the solution of the puzzle is to place symbols on the board such that each row, column or cell contains each symbol exactly once, without moving the initial clues. it's what my parents do on Sunday afternoons to keep their minds sharp in their autumn years...
i'm sure that, when God made prescriptive remarks through the prophets about rest and the day of the Lord, he wasn't talking about this...
but are we able to look beyond the obvious? i mean, could it be that this addictive activity gives us a glimpse into the mind of God somehow?
we know that there are no wrong numbers- simply numbers that are in the wrong place at the wrong time. we know that each number in each row and each square relies on the others to be part of the solution to the puzzle. displace one and the whole thing collapses.
the thing about sudoku is that the puzzle is already complete: the numbers are already there- we just can’t see them.
when God looks at his kingdom, does he only see the numbers that are currently 'actively serving', clues to the order of the entire puzzle, or does he see them all?
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"when God looks at his kingdom, does he only see the numbers that are currently 'actively serving', clues to the order of the entire puzzle, or does he see them all?"
that's a good question, especially since as humans we often see the here and now and probably see some of the clues that lead to the entire puzzle.
God sees the numbers that are 'actively serving' but He totally sees the entire puzzle and i think probably sees multiple versions of the entire puzzle, based on the fact He's given us free will and that causes multiple possibilities and outcomes.
multiple versions... yes!
it's like when i choose to disregard the directions that delores (the name i've given the disembodied voice of my GPS) provides for me. delores immediately triangulates my position, notes my disobedience and provides a new route... sometimes it involves a direct about-face, while other times a whole new route is plotted. both options invite me to go where i said i wanted to go.
something about God in there, i think.
there's tons about God in there. that's a very awesome explanation of multiple versions!
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