November 16
The origin of life is a widely debated topic. There are many opposing theories that range from the emergence of living organisms possessing the innate power to become the various sophisticated life forms that we know today to the concept of a ‘big bang’ that set life as we know it into motion.
Then there is the theory of an intelligent Creator by whose unfathomable power all life was spoken into existence. Those of us who wrestle with putting even children’s toys together are likely to subscribe to the notion of an intelligent Being who spoke and the worlds appeared—simply because we understand how important an intelligent mind is to the fabrication of even simple things.
And, if we are honest with ourselves, we must admit that it ‘feels good’ to be able to release ourselves into the care of One who is so much greater than we are and has so much compassion toward us. Even in times of trial, we take comfort in being able to say, as did Job in 33:4, “The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life.”
We want to know that we are not just the product of a collision of particles in a primordial slime. We want to know we weren’t simply the outcome of an inexplicable explosion in space. Trusting that the Almighty has indeed made us and breathed upon us and given us life—life that HE redeems and guards and guides—gives us security in an insecure world. Knowing we are precious in the beloved makes us comfortable in our skin and comfortable in our eternal destiny.
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