Truth To Wonder: conversation for christ
A Body Of Evidence
The Winter Olympics will soon be ending. Watching some of the incredible, physical feats accomplished in events such as the Snowboarding Half-Pipe event, or the Big Air Skiing, has been jaw-dropping at points. Seeing men and women hurtle their bodies through the air with power and precision, twisting and contorting their bodies into all manner of tricks, shatters the notion that those same bodies are the product of Evolution.
The expertly designed equipment these athletes use is all just that, designed expertly. No one would be stupid enough to argue that the ski’s carrying the athlete, came about by chance and of themselves in the athlete’s shed one day! Yet, many will happily believe that the human body, something a million times more complex than a piece of designed skiing equipment, came about by chance over millions of years! When we look at it all objectively, such a notion is undeniably ludicrous! Yet countless billions, believe that Evolution is true!
Praise the Lord that He is so good to the world, that He provides ample, daily evidence to us of how we have been lovingly created by Him. The world of sports declares the amazing beauty of God’s Creation every time we enjoy such activities. For any sport to be played, a series of complex physical properties and skills must combine to amazing levels of precision. Sadly though, we often engage in such happy sporting activities so easily, that we don’t stop and think on how many physical systems are combining so effectively.
Every time we take part in a sport, we are wielding a proof that we are created fearfully and wonderfully (Psalm 139:14). Praise the Lord that He has opened our eyes to such a powerful truth. Let us use our bodies well and with daily thanksgiving, knowing that it is a temple of the Holy Ghost (1 Corinthians 6:19-20), and that it has been bought with a price. That price being the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross. So, let’s use our days and our bodies for the glory of God; trusting that one day, we will receive a glorified body through our risen Lord Jesus! Amen.
Speak of Jesus Christ
Do you remember those old TV adverts with Bob Hoskins, where he would remind us all, ‘It’s good to talk’. He wasn’t wrong. Talking to others of matters of faith and of the Lord Jesus is one of the greatest comforts to any Christian. It keeps us strong and ready to serve our Lord Jesus, whilst reminding us that we are far from alone in this world, as we go about our days bonded to one another as members of the body of Christ.