The Existence of God

Job 28:12-13 "But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living."

Man speaks of the big bang theory and seeks to take us back to a point of origin, they come up with lengthy scientific explanations for all that we see and they are content with the organic explanations of how life developed but there is one aspect of life they cannot explain organically and that is where did consciousness and wisdom come from. How did the organic cellular life become self aware and learn wisdom? We are told where wisdom comes from, it comes from the mouth of God. Pro 2:6 "For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding."

Wisdom which is intangible and a product of consciousness and thought are evidences of a Creator. One posted on a blog that wisdom just happened, it was the natural growth of experience. This does not quite solve the problem, how did anyone know we needed to develop this wisdom, how could consciousness and thought develop on their own. Are we saying that the bacteria on my arm, if given enough time and experience will develop conscious thought and eventually obtain wisdom? We cannot get away with saying things just happened; everything we know has a place of origin. The only thing that breaks this rule is God Himself because He is eternal, He always was and always will be. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God (John 1:1).

The world cannot explain origins and where all the matter has come from or why the Big Bang (Their pet theory) happened. Christians too, if we are honest, cannot explain the beginning of God; He just always was and we cannot explain it. And so we are both faced with an impossible beginning. Now what do we do? It becomes an argument of credibility, which story is more credible (it matters not to God since He does not need to justify Himself; it matters only to us mere mortals). In order for the "God is alive" argument to be valid there has to be only one single evidence of His existence. One single evidence proves He is real and throws the weight of credibility in His favor (again, He does not need our help to prove His existence; this argument is for carnal man). In order for the evolutionist to have the weight of credibility he needs to disprove every existence of God, one evidence of a Creator and his whole argument breaks down. This burden is on them because our "God" argument can produce every evidence the evolutionist uses to explain their theory but the evolutionists position cannot explain any evidence of God, they must eliminate Him entirely. In other words if God exists then we can explain everything else plausibly though creation but the evolutionist has nothing in his theory that explains God. So, in order for their theory to work they must totally and completely eliminate God, every trace, every evidence of Him in every corner of the universe (by the way, it is an impossible task for them because the greatest evidence of God is in their own theory. The particle and energy it took for the alleged Big Bang to happen, someone had to create them).

This impossible position the evolutionist comes from was explained to me this way once (and I like it): "If one says there is no gold in the earth then they must search every inch of this planet to prove their theory of no gold but if I say there is gold on the planet I only need to produce one small nugget of gold and my theory is the correct one." This is the battle the evolutionist faces...it is an impossible position because there is evidence of God everywhere, they cannot even disprove God using their pet theory of the Big Bang because someone has to create the particle and energy it took to make it happen. Then there are the intangible things which cannot be explained organically such as thought, conscience and wisdom. God is everywhere and to deny His existence is a special kind of madness that, through intentional blindness, seeks to deny what is obvious. 

Jesus lived, this is a historical fact. He dies for the sins of the world and then His corpse is buried. Three days after His burial He is resurrected and is seen by over 500 witnesses, no one during His era disputes this, it is accepted as fact. We are even told of a conspiracy to cover it up but it fails abysmally. I only need one fact to prove the existence of God, rising from the dead satisfies this requirement. Some say, there is a "kinda dead" explanation whereby Jesus was not really dead but only seemed dead. They are immediately faced with another problem, these same witnesses saw Him physically ascend into the clouds; this dramatic event was well witnessed and well documented. If I can produce one evidence of God then my theory is the correct one; this will not, of course, satisfy the nay sayers who choose to keep their eyes shut never the less it is truth and it must be faced.

The next conclusion we need to make is that if there is a God then there is a heaven and there is a hell and when we die we will go to one or other of these places. The way to heaven is charted very clearly in the scriptures; it is through Jesus Christ, the Son of God. He came to pay for our sins and through this very death and resurrection overcame death for us all and purchased for us our salvation. If God is real and by extension heaven and hell are real then we must make sure we end up in the right place (heaven). I encourage you to accept the free gift of Gods Son (nailing our sins to His cross) and make your eternal home heaven.  

Gems, Gold and Silver Are Not in the Clouds

Job 28:7-10 "7 There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen: 8 The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it. 9 He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. 10 He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing."

This is not that path the eagles soar in nor do the young lions trod there because it is subterranean; it is in the depths of the earth where it is cold and dark. In one’s life there are the high places, triumphs where they soar as overcomers above the trials of life then there are the deep dark experiences where they shiver from the cold and cling in desperation to hope. This latter description is the path that is being described in Job 28 and it represents a place where one is forced to go beyond the superficial realms in their relationship with God.

But it is in this deep dark place where every precious thing is buried. The gold, the silver and all the precious stones are not found in the clouds but in the depths of the earth. It is in the hidden mines and in the darkness that they are found. When God takes us through painful and dark experiences we have opportunity to see these gems (if we do not become bitter or resentful). This is what is being spoken of when it is said "...and his eye seeth every precious thing."

What is it like in this dark place? There are many who suffer in silent darkness and few discern they are there. They alone hope in Gods mercy and they alone bear the weight of the darkness and they alone will emerge with the gems of the earth as the fruit of their trial. Life goes on around them and people are many times oblivious to their struggle (not that people are intentionally unkind or mean; God simply has not opened their eyes to see). Take hope in this dark place dear one because like Job you will come forth to the light with great treasures from your darkness. Did you ever meet anyone who has suffered? Many times they possess some richness of character, some depth of compassion that others can only admire. Where did they get that depth from? It was from the darkness they experienced.

This is the place Job is in; his friends are around him they see his trial from a different vantage point and they cannot offer him kind words of hope to ease the pain because they do not see it is of God. He is in full light of his friends and yet they are oblivious to the dark trial he is in. Standing right in front of him they cannot comfort him with one word.

Being Fed By His Hand

Son 1:7-8 KJV 7 "Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions? 8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents." 

Tell me where you feed, where can I find your provision and be hand fed by you? Like Solomon in this passage God does desire to hand feed his flock, He desires to feed us and give us food specifically suited for us; that which we personally need to make us strong spiritually. The bride states here that she desires to feed from his hand and not that of a stranger. ("...why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions [someone other than you]"). We want always to feed from the hand of our Good Shepherd. We should desire to be fed from His hand, eating only His provision. 

What does eating from Gods hand represent to us? It is feeding upon His word, meditating on His thoughts, especially those thoughts He quickens to us, this is feeding from His hand. Jesus had this kind of a relationship with His Father, feeding from His hand: John 4:32 KJV "But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of." Jesus was eating from the Fathers hand. Speaking prophetically of Christ we see this feature predicted years before He was even born of woman: Isa 50:4-5 KJV 4 "The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned. 5 The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back". 

Additionally the book of Isaiah gives us a very important clue and identifies what He wants to feed us: Isa 7:15 KJV "Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good." Eating butter and honey helps the child of God choose the good path and refuse the evil path. Butter and Honey are significant, they represent the richest portions of His word and revelation from the Holy Spirit. Butter - It requires a lot of milk to get a small amount of butter so that speaks to us of the abundance of Gods word but butter particles are small rich particles in milk and you must labor long (churning) to get it and so it also speaks of the richness of Gods word obtained though much labor or seeking. Honey - this speaks to us of the revelation of Gods word, the opening of our eyes to things we cannot see ourselves. Kings Saul's son Jonathan's eyes were enlightened by honey and in type this reveals to us this truth that honey (revelation) enlightens the eyes (1 Samuel 14:27). Therefore, we want to fill ourselves with His provision from His hand and not feed on the food of a stranger (false religions, philosophy, psychology and the like) or fill ourselves up with thoughts of our unruly fleshly mind (envy, strife, jealousy, hatred, lust and the like). These are bitter foods and they make one sick spiritually. 

I love this beautiful portion of scripture where the Shulamite is asking Solomon where he feeds his flock and his response is as the echo of God to His child. He says to her, this is where I feed come and eat and if you do not know the way then go to the shepherds tents and eat there. The meaning is clear, hear from Me and feed from Me but if you do not yet now how then go to my shepherds to be fed. We are to seek Him ourselves and if we cannot hear directly God will speak to us from the mouth of His shepherds and so we should expect to hear from Him in the House of the Lord so we must frequent the house of God if we expect to learn to hear from Him.

Rejoice In This- That You Know Me!

Psalms 22:10 "I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly."

"...thou art my God from my mother belly [womb]." This is interesting because it says that Gods hand was upon him from his mothers womb, even from before he was born. This is an important fact to know when we struggle in life. God knows who will serve Him and who will not, even from the womb and because of that He has called to the righteous and brought them into His kingdom to live with Him. This gives us something we can always rejoice in no matter how bleak life becomes, that He called to us even from the womb. The prophet Jeremiah understood by his gift that he himself was called to the ministry from his mothers womb: Jer 1:4-5 KJV 4 "Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations." 

 There is another scripture of interest along the opposite line where the scripture speaks of those He knows are rebels even from their mothers womb, they are estranged from Him before they are born and they go astray as soon as they are born: Psa 58:3 KJV "The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies." How unfortunate that this is within them even in their mothers womb, it is a heart that will reject Him and is in danger of never knowing Him. Another interesting point is this, that although God knows they will be estranged from the womb he does not hinder their birth and their life. Such is the humility of God that even though they may never come to know Him He does not interfere with them. He does not create a race of those who will only serve Him and bless Him but allows even those who are estranged from the womb to have life, grow and have the same opportunities as one who will serve Him. 

 There are several places in the Word of God where we are told to rejoice that we know Him and you can see from these verses what a wonder it is that we know Him, that there is something within us that reaches out to Him, even from the womb, that needs Him and creates a posture where faith can be born in us and salvation through faith. Both in the Old Testament and the New we are told to be thankful because we know Him (and perhaps more to the point, He knows us):

 1. Jer 9:23-24 KJV 23 "Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: 24 But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD." 

2. Luk 10:17-20 KJV 17 "And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. 18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. 19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven." 

 When we are feeling down because of struggles we face and it is hard for us to life up our heads for the weight of worries and the threat of troubles, it would do our hearts good and release us to praise Him in the midst when we know that he has chosen us from the womb to know Him and to be His child and nothing we face can change that. He looked upon us in the womb, laid His hand upon us because He saw we would serve Him. How wonderful and no matter what pain we face our eternity is with Him because He knew us from the womb.