If it’s TRUE, Then WHAT???

Suppose it’s true that God is the God of the universe!--And that He is the Creator of the world, and He did send Jesus to redeem mankind, so that we can regain our God-given authority on earth. If Jesus said that if you obey His commandment you will find true freedom, (Jn 8:32). If all this is true, then there are consequent decisions to make.

I think that most atheists and agnostics are afraid to take a stand. Because if and when you do, you must yield your will. It’s no longer you who’s got the best plan, it’s God. And that takes humility.

But when you believe a lie, you build up your own scaffolding of illusions to hold that belief in place. (2Thes 2:11). Whenever I talk to atheists and ask them what they believe in, they usually take off into se philosophical ideas and develop their own beliefs as they go on talking, just shooting the air hoping the catch some truth to live by.

David puts it bluntly:“The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God'” (Ps 14:1). Actually, they don’t want to believe in the true God, yet I rarely met an atheist who doesn’t have a statue of Buddha or some other idol on his desk. They do believe in some (super)power but they will not want to bow down to the One true God. The proof is, throughout history, man has always indulged in idolatry, either in worshipping various gods or in making idols that represent some of those gods. Why? Because man was originally created to worship.

There are just too many laws set in motion by God to ignore Him, so they have to deny His existence. They then try to come up with their own philosophical scaffolding to prop up their existential purpose. “The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him. All his thoughts are, ‘There is no God’” (Psa 10:4). 

Because if it’s true… –ALL TRUE, then, you can’t just lead your life half-heartedly, haphazardly, without direction, and without purpose… when you know our world is fully organized and designed. You don’t have to go that far to find proof. The miracle power of seed alone disproves the big bang.

It’s like driving a car knowing that you must put gasoline in it, but you never do. And you wonder why it won’t go and yet, you refuse to read the owner’s manual. There’s an element of foolishness here that cannot be overlooked. “’Proud,’ ‘Haughty,’ ‘Scoffer,’ are his names, who acts with insolent pride” (Prov 21:24). 

Yes, life has to have definition. As a matter of fact, that’s what people are searching for their entire lives. But they will refuse to believe that there is only one definition: creation. Because creation undermines a creator. Architecture undermines an architect. Somebody greater created the lesser. And the lesser is therefore subject to the greater.

The discovery of DNA alone has put the last nail in the coffin of the theory of evolution, and yet there are those who persist and insist on denying facts. “My mind is made up, don’t confuse me with the facts”. Truth be told, every creation and innovation comes with an instruction manual written by the innovator on how to operate the item. And it’s the same with God. He gave His manual to all men, but they refuse to read it and wonder why the “device” is not operating properly. What’s wrong with this picture? The device, the creator, or perhaps the operator? Remember, the Creator provided the manual.  “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction” (Prov 1:7). 

So, yes, it’s an act of cowardness not to subject ourselves to God. It’s more than cowardness, it’s insultant pride and foolishness! –Which is really the cause of all problems and stupidity. So sad. “’Scoffer’ is the name of the arrogant and haughty man who acts with arrogant pride” (Pro 21:24). “Through insolence comes nothing but strife, but wisdom is with those who receive counsel” (Prov 13:10).

There are too many laws in our universe that cannot be overlooked. Laws that cannot be explained by the Big Bang theory. There are laws of physics, laws of mathematics, laws of chemistry, natural laws, spiritual laws, not invented by man, but discovered (observed) by man. And they all work, all the time. Take gravity for instance. It doesn’t only happen in winter or in Australia or with a certain ethnic group. It works for everybody all the time, always.

And God has also set spiritual laws in motion for us to live our lives by. And they all work both for the just and the unjust. It rains on the righteous and on the unrighteous (Mat 5:45). In schools, they teach the physical laws of physics, mathematics and chemistry, etc., but they will not teach the spiritual laws. What’s wrong with this picture?

Here’s one spiritual law of God that should be taught in schools: “God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble” (Jam 4:6). Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, but humility goes before honor” (Pro 18:12).

Daniel the prophet lived under a very proud King and Emperor, the most powerful in the world at the time, Nebuchadnezzar, and his pride turned to arrogance and defiance. Here is what Daniel said, “But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became so proud that he behaved arrogantly, he was deposed from his royal throne and his glory was taken away from him.” But after Nebuchadnezzar got humbled and had to eat grass for seven years, he came back and said, “Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all His works are right and His ways are just; and those who walk in pride He is able to humble” (Dan 4:37).