Our Unique Earth
According to two Oxford scientists, it is more likely than ever that ours is the only populated planet in the cosmos. Importantly, the Colson Center's John Stonestreet notes that such a reality points clearly to our status as creatures of a Creator.
If life doesn't "evolve" by random chance all over the universe, maybe it didn't evolve by random chance on this planet, either.
Let's assume for a moment that ours is the only populated planet. Why, then, did God make such an enormous universe filled with an astounding number of stars and uninhabited planets?
Perhaps one reason was to encourage us to trust His omnipotence. If your Father could build a massive mansion by himself, He could probably fix a leaky faucet.
The Creator of this incredible universe has all the power He needs to keep His promises and fulfill His purposes in our lives.
When the prophet Jeremiah was struggling to understand and obey a command from God, "the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 'Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is anything too hard for Me?" (Jeremiah 32:27).
Jeremiah's wise conclusion must be ours, "No, Lord, there is no thing. I know not any."
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