Ninety three million miles from the blistering surface of the sun, hangs the planet Earth, a rotating sphere, perfectly suspended in the centre of the universe - the ultimate creation from an infinite mind - and unbelievably intricate, complex design, a supernatural testimony, an irrefutable sign that there is a God!
The size, position and angle of the earth is a scientific phenomenon to see. A few degrees closer to the sun and we would disintegrate; a few degrees farther and we would freeze. The axis of the earth is tilted at a perfect twenty-three degree angle, and it is no mistake that it is. This allows equal global distribution to the rays of the sun, making it possible for the food chain to exist. Take for example the combination of nitrogen and oxegen in the atmosphere that we breath every day - it just happens to be the exact mix that life needs to prosper. It doesn't happen on any other planet that way. You see, the bible says, "The invisible things of God are clearly seen through His creation." To believe this is not difficult. If there is a design there is a designer. If there is a plan there must be a planner. If there is a miracle, there is a God.
The scripture says "The heavens declare the glory of God and the skies proclaim the work of His Hands." If we allow our minds to drink in all the truth that just surrounds us, creation itself will help us understand. Did you know that the moon controls the tide? It is the maid that cleans the oceans. Even the waves do not crash against the shores in vain. The tides drag impurities into the depth of the sea. It is nature's constant recycling chain. It simply boggles the mind to think that the stars will rotate with such exact precision that it is true that the atomic clock, with an error factor of less than three seconds per millennium is set by the way they move. Though they silently orbit, the sun, the moon and the stars are like celestial evangelists above which circle the earth every twenty-four hours, shouting in every language, "There is a God."
Athesism is the wedge into the foundation of our faith, trying to topple our relationship with Christ. When the fool says in his heart there is no God, he rejects the truth that God painted on the canvas of the night. Atheism has never created an artistic masterpiece, never healed a fatal disease nor calmed a fear. Atheism has never given answers to our existence, peace to a troubled mind, nor even dried a tear. It is God who created heaven and earth, flung the stars into space and breathed into a handful of dirt and it became a man, a living soul. It is God who sits on the circle of the earth and measures the mountains in a scale and holds the seven seas in the palm of His hand. It is God who sent His only begotten Son to the cross of Calvary to save our souls from hell and the grave and to fit poor sinners for Heaven.
It is God who creates, God who delivers, God who heals and God who is worthy of a thunderous ovation of praise. There is a God! He lives and because He is alive, there is a Hope.
(Selected - Words in Season, July 06)
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