A New Start – Day 19

I do not have enough faith.  I have always enjoyed getting out into nature.  I love to hike in the high country of the Rockies.  When I lived in California, loved to go out to the ocean and listen to the waves crash on the shore.  I even enjoy watching a fierce thunderstorm (from safely inside).  I have seen the amazing grandeur of the Grand Canyon, the lush sweetness of Hawaii, and the unparalleled beauty of Yosemite Valley.  Just a couple days ago I witnessed a portion the evening sky ablaze with a rising of a full moon.  With my poor eyesight, I struggle to take in the vastness of the night sky.  I do not have enough faith.

Psalm 19:1 says, “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork.” (NKJV)

When I see the intricacy of creation, I do not have enough faith to believe that there is not an Artist who created it.  Even my dad, who was an atheist for most of his life, came to believe that there is a Creator towards his later years. 

I remember in college, when I asked my science professors about God.  Most admitted that they did not know, but all admitted that the study of science as it exists today, assumes that there is no God.  They say that it is necessary to make that assumption in order to come to factual conclusions.  When I challenged that, they would just fall back on the assertion that there is no God.  Again, I do not have enough faith to believe that.

So I, with my puny faith, will go on believing that the amazing beauty around me was not a work of chance.  I will go on thinking that these kiddos around me and my future wife are unique and special creations of God and worthy of my time and attention.  With that thought I will sign off and get to that.  Have a wonderfully created Lord’s Day!