Just A Thought

Few things seem harder for self-sufficient or hurting mankind to accept than the idea that God is the originator of life. So God, in His wisdom and kindness gives us evidence of creation – evidence that even satisfies the scientific method. He provides repeatable, measurable and observable mini-creations. I’m talking about scientifically-provable miracles.
Recently a guest minister told our church about a woman who had no eyeballs in her eye sockets. When he prayed for her God created eyeballs that could see -- not over millions of years, but within seconds. Several years ago a missionary from the Ivory Coast told us about a boy who was born with no legs. The missionary prayed a simple prayer and the boy grew legs and feet. The boy’s entire village converted to Christianity as a result. Another evangelist was present at a church service in which seven blind people received their sight. These and thousands of other incidents such as these are clear evidence of God’s creative ability.
In the debate between creationists and evolutionists the point is often made that neither side has proof of the origin of life because no one saw it happen. While it is true that no one but God was there when He created all things, He has conveniently provided proof of his creative ability by doing things that only the Creator could do. For example, while on earth He walked on water, turned water into wine, healed the sick, raised the dead, raised himself from the dead, walked through walls and ascended into heaven. Then Jesus commissioned the church to keep demonstrating, and millions of additional miracles have been witnessed up until this present day. Just within the past year at least a dozen people who attend the church where I pastor have experienced observable, provable (before and after x-rays) creative miracles. I must caution that God does not jump through hoops for the skeptics, but He does provide millions of experiments proving the legitimacy of the creation story for those who seek truth.
In Ben Stein’s excellent expose,“Expelled”, (a video that some people don’t want the public to see), he interviews some well-known unbelievers. One can’t help but notice the arrogance and bitterness that accompanies their view that there is no Creator. I am so thankful that God does not respond in kind. Instead, he responds with kindness. He gives scientific demonstrations on every continent and in every culture and economic group. He even reaches into academia and leaves creative evidence; evidence that He is real, that there is life after death, that he still works creatively and that even the most adamant unbelievers can have a life-changing new-birth experience.
While theorists frantically write textbooks conjecturing how life could have spontaneously appeared, God is giving personal demonstrations to those who are humble enough to believe. Ask around, it won’t take long to find someone who has had such an experience. Their miracle or healing is recorded in the true annals of history as one more patient reminder that there is a God who spoke the world into being… a God who loves His creation… a God who has prepared a better place for those who will pay attention to his creative evidence and accept His plan of salvation. Eventually those believers will enjoy heaven -- a creation that will make this one look like child’s play. Go ahead, embrace the evidence.