Seeing the Invisible
The heavens declare the glory of God, the skies proclaim
the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech, night after night
they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not
heard.1
In A Slice of Infinity Betsy Childs writes, “Are you sitting down? If
so, you may be under the impression that you are also sitting still, but the
fact is that you are in rapid motion. I am referring to the earth's rotation. In
the course of a day, our planet rotates at the brisk rate of 1000 miles per
hour at the equator. Then there is the earth's orbital rate of rotation. We have
to travel roughly 67,000 miles an hour to make it all the way around the sun in
a year. Are you feeling any motion sickness yet? I could hardly be more
stationary than I am right now as I sit here before my computer, but in spite
of the fact that I do not feel like I am moving, I know that I am. I see the
effects every day in the setting and rising of the sun.”2
I have never seen electricity but I know it exists because of its numerous
effects seen every day in lighting, heating, cooling, running all sorts of
equipment"and in thousands of other ways! I do not know anyone who does not believe in the rotation of the earth or in electricity even though we cannot see
either of these, but many say they do not believe in God because they have not
seen him or they cannot feel his presence.
If we want to believe in God, we will see evidence of his existence everywhere
we look. As the Bible says, “The heavens declare the glory of God.” And as
Helen Keller said, “There are none so blind as those who refuse to see.” Basically,
we all see what we want to see, hear what we want to hear, remember what we
want to remember, and believe in what we want to believe in. To believe or not
to believe in God is perhaps more often than not a moral choice. If we choose
to believe in God, we know we are morally responsible. If we choose not to
believe in God, we deceive ourselves into thinking we can live as we please
without any consequences. Our disbelief in God does not alter His reality any
more than refusing to believe in electricity and grabbing hold of a
high-voltage electric wire. Both come with serious consequences! God is offering
his unconditional love and eternal salvation… will you choose to receive it?
Suggested prayer: Dear God, please open the eyes of my understanding so that I
will see the reality of Your existence and genuinely choose to believe in and
serve You. In the name of Jesus I pray, amen.
1. Psalm 19:1-3 (NIV).
2. A Slice of Infinity, “The Invisible Pull” by Betsy Childs. © 2006
Ravi Zacharias International Ministries. All Rights Reserved.
Today’s Encounter was written by: Crystal B.
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