Title: 'Our God Needs Know Further Proof'

God Has Spoken Through Nature

  "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth"(Genesis 1:1).

With these words the Bible opens the history of our world. It does not try to prove that God exists. From the very beginning God already is, and He is already active. The writers of the Bible never doubt or question God's existence. Nor do they go into long arguments to show to others that God is real. Why is this?

 GOD'S PRESENCE IS WELL-KNOWN

"No one has ever seen God" (John 1:18). The fact that God is not directly seen does not have to lead to doubt. Though God is invisible, we know He is there because of the results of His powerful work. The world around us, called "nature," is one of those results (Genesis 1:1). With other results of God's work, nature speaks clearly of its Creator.

People through the ages, and all over the world, have come to the same conclusion: Creation points to an amazing Creator.

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Title: 'CREATION' - Visual Prayer Art from Collection by Rev.Bola A  (Apr.2013)

SEEING THE CREATOR THROUGH CREATION

The apostle Paul speaks of those who try to hide the truth about God. He shows why God is 'angry' with them:

"Since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities - his eternal power and divine nature - have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse" (Romans 1:19-20). 

Realities about God can be "clearly seen!" How? "Being understood from what has been made." Looking at creation helps us to know about God!

We know of the wind's presence by its effects as it moves dust and leaves. In a far greater way, we know things about God by the effect of His work around us. God has made it clear. That is why people have "no excuse" when they twist the truth about God.

CREATION BY ACCIDENT

Some want to live as if there is no God to whom they must answer. To avoid the need for God they teach that all we see came into being by accident. Over the ages, small bits of matter gradually changed by accident and formed humans who have no spirit and no real purpose. From a long line of accidents, we are an accident on its way to its final accident!

Does such a picture make sense? How could so many accidents result in such order? What would happen if you caused a great explosion to scatter a pile of rocks and wood? 

Even if you repeated this many times over, would the millions of pieces ever have the chance of coming together in such a way as to form a normal house?  

Would the heavier rocks happen to come down first to make a perfect foundation? Would smaller pieces fall in by chance to make straight walls on all sides, with doors and windows all in place? Would other pieces finally fall in such order as to make a roof that keeps rain out?

 EVERY HOUSE HAS A BUILDER

 

No one would dare say that a house came about by accident. Its order and design show beyond a doubt that it had a builder. Notice the simple force of Hebrews 3:4,

"For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything."

Look closely at the simplest leaf in nature. It is far better planned than a house. It has tiny openings for the flow of gases. Its green coloring catches sunlight and uses it for energy. Its veins carry watery food from the soil. It is more like a highly ordered city! And that is just one leaf. We have not considered jungles and forests full of different plants. We have not pointed out the many, many kinds of land and sea animals, nor all that it takes to provide them life.  

“God covers the sky with clouds; He supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills.  He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call” (Psalm 147:8-9).

Brethren, personally I consider it an insult to our Creator, to spread the lie that He/She does not exist.

We must continuously honor our Creator with Praise and thanksgiving for all that we have been blessed with, and for our salvation in particular.

Peace and Love Rev.Bola
Director - *Christians Victorious Fellowship*
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