I've been amazed over the last year or so, but even more so over the last few weeks, as I look at the world around me, and see just how evident intelligent design is. The world literally screams "God made me!", and even some non-believers that I've spoken to recently are aware of this fact, though they try desperately to cover it up.
I had an opportunity last Spring to go on a canoe trip for a week, and got to see first had just how organized creation is. Every tree, every rock, every cataract was placed just exactly where it was supposed to be for the benefit of the whole. Even down to the fallen pine tree that served as a chew-toy for the roving porcupines that snuck into camp late one night.
It has also been breath-taking to simply look into the starry sky on these cold nights, usually around midnight when I take the dog out one last time, and see the size, order, and just sheer power of God's being. The One Who made it, is even bigger than the creation...even more beautiful, even more breath-taking and glorious. If the creation is so awesome...just imagine what heaven will be like, in the presence of Creator Himself. There aren't even words to describe it...
In the end, I am always reminded of Romans 1:20-23
"For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, because although they knew God, the did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Professing to be wise, the became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man-and birds and four footed animals and creeping things."
We really are without excuse, and we should be thankful every day, that a loving God put so much thought into designing a world that could sustain us like it does. I even read in my chemistry book the other day, that if we look at the atom closely, we will see that it is only able to maintain itself because the electrons and protons composing it have opposite electrical charges. That is what keeps the electrons tethered to the atom. But if these charges were not precisely balanced, (their charges would only have to be unbalanced by literally 0.00000001%) calculations indicate that all of the atoms within our bodies would instantly explode. Think about that for a minute...how could that have happened by chance? Imagine the probability of that just "happening". Even if you chalk it up to luck, that seems like an awful lot of luck to be outworked at once...doesn't it?
And if intelligent design is confirmed merely by the existence of the world, and God put that much effort into creating it to sustain us, then no man has any right to call Him "unfeeling" or "unloving". If He didn't care, we wouldn't exist.
Truly we serve an awesome God...
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“For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities – all things have been created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. (Colossians 1:15, 16)
Ben, your blog is inspiring. I really liked this post especially. Sometimes Christians tend to overlook the beauty of creation… but God’s word reminds us how great and glorious the creation really is.
Having worked at WVU these past two semesters, I have come into contact with many people. But one of them especially loved to talk about intelligent design. He would look out the window of our classroom and say, “It’s beautiful… How could anyone think this could be chance?” This man may not be a Christian, but I think God is using His creation in this man’s life in powerful ways.
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