Isaiah 66:1-2 (NLT)
This is what the Lord
says: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is My footstool. Could you build Me a temple as good as
that? Could you build Me such a resting
place? My hands have made both heaven
and earth; they and everything in them are Mine. I, the Lord,
have spoken! I will bless those who
have humble and contrite hearts, who tremble at My word.”
An internet article caught my
eye. The title was “Top Ten
Greatest Mysteries of Life” (http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/090507-top10-greatest-mysteries-1.html). This list was based on 14 original mysteries
proposed by renowned scientists in different fields in 2009, then 8,000 people
responded to a survey to list their top choices from this list of 14. Here is the final list from #10 to #1
greatest mysteries:
10. What drives evolution?
9.
What happens inside an earthquake?
8. Who
are you?
7. How
did life arise on earth?
6. How
does the brain work?
5.
Where is the rest of the universe?
4.
What causes gravity?
3. Is
there a theory of everything?
2.
Does alien life exist?
1. How
did the universe begin?
When you review this list and
then study what Isaiah writes about God, how many of these questions could be
answered if we could get God to respond to them? You know the answer-----all of them. Note what He says above, “My hands have made
both heaven and earth; they and everything in them are Mine”. “Everything”.
This is an absolute declaration from the Lord; He is claiming that He
has made everything—no exceptions—in heaven and earth. Can you believe this claim? Is there any doubt in your mind? Can you defend this claim to skeptics? Are you comfortable with the position, “While
I cannot explain the answers to these questions (Note: believers would not list #10) and even if
they were explained to me, I likely would not clearly understand anyway, but by
faith built up in my studying the Word of God, I do believe God knows the
answers to all these questions and I put my trust in Him.” Can you take this position? It’s a significant question to ponder and
understand where you stand in your faith.
The fact that brilliant
scientists in history has pursued answers to questions like these and discover
many other truths along the way and yet still cannot come to the conclusion
that there is a God and He alone is responsible for these mysteries simply
astounds me. Pursuits of knowledge and
truth lead to some answers but then generate as many or more questions. The more you know or learn, the more that you
know what you don’t know and need to learn.
Humankind can never find the complete answers to these mysteries; they
belong to God and God alone. All
pursuits of knowledge eventually lead to the need to rely to some degree on
faith.
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