Creation Calm versus Evolution Chaos

 

Have you ever noticed how chaotic the theory of evolution is? Everything takes hundreds of millions of years to progress. I guess that is because trial and error takes a long time to get it right. But then, on the other hand, how did anything survive through all of the trials and errors?

Logically every time a trial turned into an error whatever was trying to evolve would have had to die in the process because it kept getting it wrong for millions of years, therefore it couldn’t survive. This couldn’t survive until that survived because this needed that in order to be able to survive and become this. (Are you confused? Me too.) And so on, and so on. It wouldn’t take very long until everything would be dead because it had all died trying to figure itself out.

Is your head spinning now? Yep.

Now let’s see what the Bible says about how it all started. The first four words get us off to a very good start are, “In the beginning, God.”

God is the only being who had no beginning. He is the beginning. He also has no end. That tells us the basis for everything always was, and always will be God. It doesn’t get any better than that.

Whereas evolution is nothing but total random chaos, God on the other hand, is peace, and logic, and order. Genesis 1:1 says, “1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”

Notice how creation is logical right from the start because it includes an intelligent creator. The Bible doesn’t say God created the earth and the heavens. He created the heavens first, otherwise the earth would have had no place to dwell.

Notice how evolution didn’t start out by making a place for everything to live. It just tries to make some kind of being, (with no place to live). OOPS! I guess it smothered.

Next the Bible tells us:

 “2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

 3 And God said, “Let there be light”: and there was light.

Now everything could be seen.” But who would see it? Well, the angels might have already been created, and if so I am sure they were very interested in watching it all happen.

 4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

⁵ And God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

⁶ And God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”

⁷ And God made the firmament and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

⁸ And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

So why did God divide the water and raise part of it way up, and leave the rest of it on and in the earth? The water that was left on and in the earth would be to drink or to live in, depending on what type of being you are. The water that was raised up high was to protect the earth and it’s atmosphere. The space in between was for air to breathe. It also made the atmosphere into a hyperbaric chamber. For all the animals and humans who would be living on earth that would make it possible for them to live a very, very long time. When the great flood happened God broke the barrier that was holding the water above our atmosphere and it rained for the first time. That destroyed the hyperbaric effect and suddenly we had a shortened life span.

⁹ And God said, “Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear”: and it was so.

¹⁰ And God called the dry land earth; and the gathering together of the waters called the seas: and God saw that it was good.

Now God has made a solid ground for creatures and plants to live on.

¹¹ And God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth”: and it was so.

¹² And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

¹³ And the evening and the morning were the third day.

Now there was plenty of food for every creature. I remember my father telling me that when God created humans and animals with the need for food, being the perfect and loving being He is, He obligated Himself to provide us with the food He created us to need. His love and perfection would not allow Him to create something with a need and not provide what it needed.

As always, He prepared everything that would be needed before it was needed. Another example of God’s perfect logic.

¹⁴ And God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

¹⁵ And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth”: and it was so.

¹⁶ And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

¹⁷ And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

¹⁸ And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

¹⁹ And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

Up until this time, the light in the universe was God’s light. He now gave us a source of light we could understand, and both the sun and moon provide many benefits for us. I don’t have the time here to go into detail but look it up. You will be amazed.

So why would God divide the day and night? Because He knew what He was going to create, and that it would have the day to enjoy God’s earth with all it’s warmth, and the night to rest and refresh itself in the cool of the evening. He was preparing everything to be ready for what He was going to make next. It all would now have time to grow and time to rest.

Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.”

²⁰ And God said, “Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.”

²¹ And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

²² And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.”

²³ And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

Now that God had created the waters, land, and sky to have exactly what the different animals needed, He created all the animals. Again, totally logical. Everything is ready and waiting for the next thing that God created. No creature had to struggle while waiting for God to make a suitable place for them. He made everything in exactly the right order.

²⁴ And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creatures after his kind, cattle, and creeping things, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

²⁵ And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and everything that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Now for the finale.

²⁶ And God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”

²⁷ So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them.

²⁸ And God blessed them, and God said unto them, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.”

²⁹ And God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

³⁰ And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat”: and it was so.

³¹ And God saw everything that He had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Once God had created all the animal life He was ready for the finale. He created mankind in His own image. This was someone He could commune with and give His love to. This was what creation had all been about.

The Bible says, “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth His handywork.” This all was a gift to us, designed to tell us about God so that no one could ever have any excuse to not realize His existence.

If you pay attention as you read the first chapter of Genesis you will notice that every time God created something, He looked at it and saw that it was good. However, when He created human beings He looked  and said it was very good.

How could we not love God who would create an entire universe and everything in it to show us who He is and how much He loves us? How could we not love God who created us in His image so we could commune with Him and be His companion?

Of course, God could have just thought about it and the whole universe and everything in it would have popped into existence fully complete. However, He chose to prepare a place for each living thing before He created it. Nothing happened randomly. God is all about order.

So, what makes more sense, and would you rather have been formed out of chaos, or created in love and calm?

Now this is just my opinion, but in looking around at everything, it seems to me that God loves to watch things develop. Every person, animal, or plant life starts out as an infant and matures over time. Even as Christians we begin as new born babes in Christ and hopefully never stop maturing spiritually. I think even though we will be perfect in eternity as far as being sinless goes, we will continue to mature everyday forever. We will never run out of things to learn about God. That thought is exciting to me.

John 14:3 says, “ And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” If God prepared the earth and the entire universe in six days, just imagine what our new home will look like. After all, He has been preparing it for two thousand years. I can hardly wait to see it.

Think about it.

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My Easter Poem Once Again

 I decided to share my Easter poem with you once again. Some of you have read it before, but to those of you who are reading it for the first time I hope you will enjoy it.

Please notice what Judas complains about and how Jesus responds to it. The entire poem is comparing Judas to Jesus. I know the Bible tells us that Judas tried to return the coins, but I took a little poetic liberty here in saying what he did after he couldn't return them. I hope you are okay with it.

Please enjoy it, and think about it.

Two Trees

The thirty silver pieces were placed within his palm,

He grabbed them and he walked away appearing to be calm.

But a voice cried out within his heart, “You fool, what have you done?”

“You placed the kiss of death upon the cheek of God’s own Son.

 

“I followed Him for years”, said Judas, trying to ease his mind.

“I watched Him heal the sick and give new eyesight to the blind”

“He raised the dead, changed water to wine and made the demons flee.”

“But, in all the years I walked with Him, what did He do for me?”

 

“No silver or gold, no cattle or land, or any kind of pay.”

He only taught me how to live and love, and how to pray.”
“I owe Him nothing more than this, He deserved just what He got.”

Poor Judas never truly heard the things that Jesus taught.

 

As Jesus’ hands were bound and He was cruelly dragged away

He knew He’d been betrayed by one who’d supped with Him that day.

A voice cried out within His heart, “My child, what did you do?”

“But I’ll give the gift of life to you, if you’ll allow Me to.”

 

“You followed me for years and witnessed miracles galore.”

“I healed your soul and showed you things you’d never seen before.”

“I built a home with streets of gold I want to share with you.”

“The cattle on the hills are mine, which means they are yours too.”

 

“No money did I give to you, but your sinful debt I’ll pay.”

“I bear no grudge, I will forgive. Don’t turn your heart away.”

But Judas clutched his silver coins and tucked them in his purse,

While Jesus walked to Pilot’s hall, to face sin’s awful curse.

 

As Judas pulled his coins out to view his rich reward,

He knew he was a poorer man for selling out his Lord.

He hid his eyes and ran away to find someplace to hide.

But shame and guilt exposed his soul, no matter how he tried.           

 

The foolish man had turned away from Christ, his only hope.

He took his thirty coins to town and bought himself a rope.

Out on a hill he found a tree and hung himself that day.

Despair made Judas think that death could be the only way.

 

 

But nearby, on another hill, on another rugged tree

The man he’d sold was hanging there, with love beyond degree.

In pain and suffering He still asked His Father to forgive.

He died that day so everyone could have a way to live.

 

So, Judas died in vain that day to pay for what he’d done.

But death had simply sealed his fate, with no place now to run.

He hung upon a tree that day, a sad and desperate man.

The gulf between his soul and God, a black and awful span.

 

But Jesus died in pain that day to pay for all our sin.

His death had sealed sin’s dreadful fate, true life could now begin.

The awful gulf of sin was spanned when Jesus died that day.

He paid the price and gave His life to take our sin away.

 

So, two men died upon two trees to pay for sin that day.

But only one death had the power to take that sin away.

It’s still the same, our debt was paid the day that Jesus died.

Now we can live eternally, in heaven by His side.

 

Janice Austin

May 12, 1999

Without Form and Void

 

At our church we have a prayer meeting every Wednesday. There are usually about 12 to 16 of us in attendance. We are just a small group, but we see a lot of prayers answered.

Last Wednesday a man named Dennis told us about an interview he heard with a young lady who compared us to a glove. She said a glove is made to fit a hand but it has no form until a hand is in it. That really resonated with me.

I have thought a lot about that since I heard it.

When God made Adam He created him in His mage. I believe when God breathed the breath of life into Adam He actually entered into him so that man would not only be a companion to God but also be a dwelling place for God. He tells us to invite Him in so He can live in us. He then created Eve in His image also.

When Adam and Eve sinned God could no longer live in them because He cannot live in sin.

They became like empty gloves. Even though Adam and Eve were created in God’s image they no longer looked like Him. They were empty gloves, laying crumpled up, unable to be what they were created to be.

As sinful human beings we too are empty and formless. Though we were created to look like Him, we are helpless to do so until we invite Him in. We don’t even know what we can look like until He is in us and gives us His form.

In Genesis, the Bible says that in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light, and there was light.”

That reminds me of us. God creates us, but because of sin we are without form, and we are void. As we have learned all our lives, voids want to be filled. We know we want to fill that void but we don’t know how to. We try to fill it with money, play, romantic relationships, power, etc. but to no avail.

When, one day, we feel God moving on us we have the option to respond to Him. If we do, and we invite Him in, He will fill that void like nothing else can. We will immediately start taking on the image of God because He is now filling that void. The more we allow Him to mold us, the more we will look like Him.

Of course we can never be God, but we will try to pattern ourselves after Him. No longer will we worship popular singers, movie stars, athletes, money, or power. God will start revealing to us what is actually important in this life. That does not mean we can’t still enjoy listening to our favorite singer, or watching our favorite athlete. We can still be entertained by people, but God will bring it all into perspective. We will understand that if we never see them again, it will not make any measurable difference in our life. However, if we do not strive to live for Jesus and worship only Him, the consequences will carry clear into eternity.

My father used to quote a little poem that said:

Only one life, ‘twill soon be past.                                                                   Only what’s done for Christ will last.

So, it is our choice. Do we want to remain a formless void? Do we want to be like the empty glove laying in a crumpled shapeless heap, heading for hell? Or would we rather be filled with God, shaped in His image and on our way to eternity with Him?

It is our choice, and it is a choice we all must make. Don’t fool yourself into believing you don’t have to make the choice. Not making a choice is making the choice.

What will you choose? Answer very carefully. Your whole eternity depends on your answer.

Think about it.

Never Stop Praying

 If you are like me you worry about where the people you love will spend eternity. You can’t force them to become Christians, it has to be their choice.

For ten years of my life I wasn’t serving God. I lived in Connecticut for five years of that time. I made lots of wonderful friends, but because I wasn’t living for God then I never talked to them about God.

Now I am back here in California and have been serving God for about thirty years. Most of my friends I had back east are either gone now or I have completely lost touch with them. I worry so much about them because at the time I lived there, they were not Christians. I want to talk to them and tell them about the Lord but that isn’t possible now. Sometimes I am racked with guilt. I am so angry with myself for not being in a place to witness to them.

One day as I was stressing about this, a thought came to me that I believe God gave me.

I started praying for my loved ones no matter whether I would ever see or speak to them again, or whether they are dead or alive.

No, I don’t believe in purgatory. I am not trying to pray them out of hell or purgatory, or buy their way into heaven because they were not serving God when they passed. The Bible clearly says that when we die our fate is sealed. Whether we spend eternity in heaven or hell is determined at that instant. There is no changing it.

I was at a prayer meeting with my sister, Diane, and our friend Diana one evening. You can imagine their surprise when I told them that I pray for my friends even if they were not Christians and have passed away. They both, in surprised voices, said, “You do? Why?”

When I explained my reason they listened and decided I had an interesting point they had never thought of before. Did I come up with this thought myself, or did God give it to me? I truly don’t know. What I do know is I believe it is worth the prayers. After all, I can witness now to the people I am around, but I have no other option with those who are gone. I don’t know if you will agree with me, and I cannot prove that I am right about this, but I hope you will stay with me and think about this and pray. If I came up with this idea myself then it might or might not be correct. However, if God did give me this thought then it is absolutely right.

Okay, hang on to your hat, because here I go.

How many times have you heard stories of someone praying for a loved one they had no way of reaching. Then one day they met up with this long-lost friend and found out that they are now a Christian. I believe that is an answer to prayer. We could not reach them, but God knew exactly where they were and drew them in, in answer to our prayers. Remember, God is omnipresent. That means not only is He here with us, but He is also there with them. Because He is everywhere at one time, He can apply our prayers here, to the one we are praying for, wherever they are.

We also know the Bible says that one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years is as one day with God. Scientists have proven that there actually is no such thing as time. It is just something our minds use to help us keep track of things and organize our lives.

The Bible teaches that God lives in what we see as the past, the present, and the future all at once. That is because it is all happening in one fluid motion in a way we cannot yet understand. (We will when we get to heaven.)

That tells me that the prayers I am praying now, God heard before my loved ones passed away, and He answered these prayers back then.

I am not praying that God will save them now even though they have already died. As I said before, their fate was sealed at the instant of their death. What I am praying is that when I get to heaven I will meet up with them there because before they died God heard the prayers I am praying now and reached out to them back then.

You might be wondering where I got this idea. Well, read this scripture and decide for yourself.

God said in Isaiah 65:24, “Before you call I will answer you.” That's the God who goes before you. Things you haven't even prayed about yet, God has already lined up the answer.

Obviously, the best thing to do is to talk to people now and try to win them to the Lord now.

I have asked God to forgive me for not serving Him back then and talking to my loved ones witnessing to them when I had the chance. I also ask Him to hear the prayers I am praying now and answer them back then. Only God can do that, but He says He can and will.

Don’t wait to pray for people later when you still have the time to pray for them now. But, if it is already too late to do that then I suggest you pray that God “hears you” way back then. He is the God of miracles and He loves to answer prayers.

Why not give Him the chance?

Think about it.