| “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature— have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.” |
| —Romans 1:20 |
It is quite common, in our society today, to either openly declare that a person does not believe in God, or for people to live as if God simply did not exist. Either declaration is quite dangerous.
Some people say:
“Certainly God, if He exists, would understand why people would chose not to believe in Him. Don’t you think He fully understands? Or, better yet, He doesn’t care?”
Frankly, no, I don’t think He understands. And, I think He cares a great deal. The Apostle Paul said it best in Romans 1:20:
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
God has chosen to continually reveal Himself to His human creations through what He has created. He has done this in such a startling way that, historically, very few tribes or nations on earth have not chosen to believe in some kind of supreme power. Instead, it is primarily among those who have lived since the Age of Enlightenment that it has become en vogue to declare there is no God.
Fortunately, for those of us who believe, we do so because God has chosen to call us to Himself. He has sent the Holy Spirit to confirm what our souls already knew: that He existed and that He loves us with an infinite and immeasurable love.
When you encounter someone who claims there is no God, ask them to look around. No truly rational mind can believe that all this beauty occurred by chance. Can they?
Based on a blog originally posted on Thursday, July 12, 2018
