Prof Zebulon
No E209
A) Creation
(The Mystery of Complexity)
The universe and all it contains is a huge mass of complex
organisms that are way beyond our comprehension. Oh, we know how everything works – this little seed become a carrot or this egg
becomes an eagle; or the moon is just where it is and everything else; it’s
just that we don’t know why
everything works. Isaac Asimov, who is a science fiction author (I, Robot) and
a staunch atheist once said: “the human
brain is the most complex and orderly organization of matter in the universe”. We who know the true God are just as amazed
at God’s creation as they are but we have come to realize that these are just
further proof of just what kind of God we have. “Lift up your eyes on high and hehold who have created these things” Isaiah
40:26 “The Lord of Hosts is His name”
Isaiah 48:2; “…the
Lord formed every beast of the field and every fowl of the air” Genesis
2:19.
How did He do it? “He spake and it was done” Psalm 33:9.
Unfortunately, all these wonderful complex systems are slowly deteriorating
and, in the past 100 years, this decaying process has been sped up
exponentially with the age of industry.
The Bible says that “But the day
of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall
pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat,
the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.” 2
Peter 3:10. The Lord made us
stewards of this planet (Genesis
“Who hath
measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the
span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the
mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?” Isaiah 40:12. The Creator God has a plan for humanity;
it’s a perfect plan – may we be the preachers of it to those who do not know about
it.
G) Evangelism
(Today)
“Whatsoever
thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.” (Ecclesiastes 9:10)
“Whatsoever
thy hand findeth to do,” refers to works that are possible.
There are tons of things that our hearts find to do which we never shall do. It’s
OK that it is in our heart, but if we want to be useful, we must not be content
with forming plans in our heart and talking of them; we must carry them out
today. One good deed is worth more than a thousand brilliant theories. Let us not
wait for large opportunities or for a different kind of work, but do just the
things we “find to do” day by day. We
have no other time in which to live. The past is gone; the future has not
arrived; we will never have any other time but the present time. Then, may we not
wait until our experience has ripened into maturity before we attempt to serve
God. May we endeavour now to bring forth fruit and serve God now but may we be
careful as to the way in which we perform what we find to do.
May we do it promptly; not letting our life go by in thinking of
what we intend to do tomorrow as if that could recompense for the idleness of
today. No man ever served God by doing
things tomorrow. If we honour Christ and are blessed, it is by the things we do
today. Whatever we do for Christ, may we throw our whole soul into it and not
give Christ a little labour here and there, done as a matter of course now and
then; but when we do serve Him, may we do it with heart, soul and strength.
Where is the might of a Christian? It is not in himself, for he is perfect
weakness. His strength lies in the Lord
of Hosts. Then let us seek His help; let us proceed with prayer and faith, and
when we have done what our “hand findeth
to do” let us wait upon the Lord for His blessing. Whatever we do will be
well done, and will not fail in its effect if we depend on God. (Taken from the writings of CH Spurgeon)