Some time ago, I
purchased a book titled 20 Compelling
Evidences That God Exists by Boa and Bowman and published by River Oak
Publishing in 2002. The authors are
Protestant Christians. I was thinking
about the premise of this book this morning and decided to challenge myself to
come up with just five such evidences without re-reading this book to get
ideas. So here goes.
1.) There
are many, many baffling facts about life that we take for granted without a
second thought. One that comes to mind
is how vegetation springs forth from seed simply by placing the seed in the
ground and supplying water and nutrition.
We place a small sunflower seed in the ground and before long, it cracks
open and a green plant springs forth, lays down roots, and grows into a plant
sometimes as tall as 12 feet. Several
large yellow flowers bud forth at the top that eventually transform into massive
seed heads. The seeds thus generated
begin the process all over again the next year.
And it’s not just sunflowers, but thousands of other plant species do
this. We ask the questions how and why,
but find it difficult to come up with answers, except to say that God exists
and it is according to his will.
2.) There
are many, many animal and bird species that exist in our universe. The vast majority reproduce via the
fertilization of an egg, often a very, very tiny egg. This fertilization requires two sexes, one to
create the egg and one to impregnate the egg. The resulting bodies are not tethered to
anything (like plants are), but are free to walk, crawl, or swim in
environments apparently conducive to their existence, such as air, water,
sunlight, etc. The popular theory, based
on scientific evidence, is that these species evolved over millions of years,
beginning with inorganic elemental substances that have just the right
properties that allow this to happen over this very long time via very slow chemical
reactions. Again, it is difficult to
come up with answers, except to propose that God exists and it is all according
to his will.
3.) One
of the animal species mentioned in #2 is the super-intelligent animal we call
human beings. Humans are equipped with
arms, hands, legs and feet that, together with their brains and their
intelligence, allow this species to take material substances that are readily
available on and in the earth and convert them into structures and other
substances that support their advancement and continued existence. Evolution, okay, but one is left to again to
question how and why. Just maybe it is
according to the will of God.
4.) Some
of the material substances mentioned in #3 seem to have properties that fit exactly
into the scheme that keeps the machine we call the earth running and human
beings advancing. And these
substances/properties have had nothing to do with evolution. In other words, they are here, but played no
role in the evolution process. Examples are
petroleum and electricity. We cannot
imagine what life would be like without these.
They seem to be simply gifts from God!
5.) People
most often mention the cosmos, the Big Bang, etc., as obvious evidences that
God exists. And, indeed, it is very
difficult to try to explain the why and how.
Yet, some scientists seem to think that the order that exists “out there”
does not point to the existence of God.
Apparently the universe itself is their god. They say that it quite possibly has always
existed and is infinite. Well, maybe,
but it doesn’t take much thought in my feeble mind to come to the conclusion
that many others have come to over the years.
That is that, yes, God does indeed exist.
My prayer for today: Lord, if it is your will, give your graces
and blessings to all your human beings on earth, regardless of their economic,
social, and educational backgrounds, to come to know and worship you so that we
can all be united in faith and love.
Amen.
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