How Sure is Your Faith?

"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen . . . By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible."

If you are a public school student today, you will learn that this world was formed by millions and millions of years of evolution. If you go to Yellowstone National Park, they will tell you that all of the fascinating geological anomalies were created by natural phenomena through the course of billions of years of earthquakes, tremors and glacial erosion. If you were to watch a television special on dinosaurs or the history of the earth, you'd be told many millions of years separate various ages and eras of our world.

The bible tells us "by faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God." I find it fascinating that the word of God is so unapologetic in its approach. The bible tells us many times throughout scripture that the world was formed by God. It also tells us that Jesus Christ, our Savior, is the one who actually holds all things together. He keeps the universe from twirling out of control into a chaotic mess from which unbelievers would like us to think we came. He holds the miracle of life, which we call our bodies, together. It is only through unbelief in the creator of all things that this world will continue to follow (and pursue) such false teaching. The more the world follows such teaching, the more many will be "given over" to what they believe, making it impossible for them to come to a saving knowledge of their Savior, Jesus Christ. As the time for Christ's return draws closer, the enemy will endeavor more desperately to draw people away from the truth of God's teaching.

How sincere is your faith in the Creator? Do you believe the bible without question? Satan's oldest tactic in his attempt to draw believers away from their faith is to cast doubt into their minds. It succeeded with Eve, and it continues today.

In Proverbs, Solomon tells us that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. Not many of us today truly fear God. At best, most of us think of Him as a buddy. Many of us think of Him as a last resort. ("I've tried everything else; God help me!") But do we truly fear Him? Do we understand that as we come to Him in prayer and in reading His word, HE IS THE CREATOR OF LIFE? He gives and takes away. He is sovereign in all things. He decides the who, what when, where and how. The "why" doesn't really matter because it's all up to Him. Do I fear God? You bet I do. Do I believe His word? Without question.

While it is imperative that our society be mindful of these truths, it is so very obvious that our society is heading down a corrupt path toward continued disobedience and unrepentance, which will bring dire, irreversible consequences. Read your school books and do your assignments as directed; only read them with the knowledge that true wisdom comes from the knowledge of the holy One, the Creator of everything, as you read the scriptures for the best history lesson.