In his gospel, John wrote, "And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth" (John 1:14). Really? "We saw His glory"? Yes. John saw it. He was at the Transfiguration (Matt 17:1-8). Peter, James, and John saw His glory. So ... what about us? Where's our "saw His glory"?
In the show, Crossing Jordan, a scientist in the forensics lab who specializes in bugs tells his skeptical buddy that the ganglia of a beetle is enough to prove the existence of God. It's true. Or ... to put it in biblical terms, "Since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse" (Rom 1:20). Or, maybe more succinctly, "The heavens are telling of the glory of God; and their expanse is declaring the work of His hands" (Psa 19:1).
"They saw the glory of God! Where's ours?" Right here. Look around. In creation, in all that exists around us, in the cell and the beetle and the Sun and in the universe and in the human being, His glory is displayed. If you haven't seen it, you're not looking. God's nature, His character, His being, His glory is displayed in everything around us. Don't miss it.
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Amen to that! Anyone that can look at nature and say it just happened, doesn't want to see it.
Isaac Newton made a statement similar to that TV show character: “In the absence of any proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God’s existence.” (I would disagree with Newton only to point out that the thumb’s design, which he is praising “in the absence of any proof,” is indeed proof.) Actually, God’s creative ingenuity is evident in every cell of the human body, as you point out--way beyond the thumb. Likewise, the design of a lowly beetle is only one small evidence of the complexity, ingenuity, and creativity of the natural world, where God’s glorious attributes are on full display. Indeed, we see God’s power in the astrophysical elements and the natural forces of weather and the oceans, etc. We see God’s creativity in the complexity, biodiversity, and beauty within the animal, plant, and fungi kingdoms. We see God’s goodness in the design of the natural world so as to provide food and habitation for all of His creatures. We see God’s omniscience and wisdom in the flexibility in animal DNA that facilitates their adaptation to the various habitats that have developed in the world after the global flood.
“The heavens declare the glory of God”--as do the mountains, canyons, oceans, rainforests, deserts, tundras, grasslands, coral reefs, glaciers, volcanoes, etc.--and every living thing in their vicinity.
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