Tuesday; June 18

If I ever made a hole in one on a real golf course (not mini golf) there is one thing that everyone could say – “Man, that was a lucky shot!”.  I am not good enough to plan and execute a hole in one, so it would have to be a fluke.  Having said that, the other thing that could be said is that there is a very slim chance that it would ever happen again (and if it did, it would be luck compounded by luck).
The reason for this discussion of my inept golf game is to make a point about the world in which we live.  You see, there are a lot of people who look at the universe and attribute it to “luck”.  According to some, it just so happened that everything lined up by accident and produced an incredibly fortuitous creation.  And what is even harder to believe is that this act of happenstance keeps reproducing itself day-in-and-day-out.  The sun rises each day in the east and it snows in Minnesota every winter.  Gravity is consistent and the trees lose their leaves each fall.  Wow – just imagine the odds of this consistency based solely on dumb luck.
Folks, a hole in one on the golf course might be luck, but I can’t believe that the incredible world in which we live is the result of good fortune (that, inexplicably, keeps happening)!   I have to believe that our magnificent world was designed and created by a power that had the ability to start it and sustain it.  The Bible makes the claim that God created the earth and it points to the fact that even the earth itself praises God by noting, “The heavens are telling of the glory of God; and their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.  Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.” (Psalm 19:1-2).  I don’t know about you, but I would rather put my faith in the Intelligent Designer than some random act of fate.  Honestly, it makes more sense and helps me sleep better each night.
          Think About It!

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