Verse of the Day - Romans 1:20

For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities— his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
~ Romans 1:20 (NIV)

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I don't care where you are in the world, you can see the hand of God. His creation is everywhere for all to see, and it screams DIVINE CREATOR! We can look at the phenomenal complexity of DNA, the overwhelming power of the weather, the awesome depth of the universe -- I just can't understand how people don't see God in all of that. But many don't.

Or rather, perhaps they do, and choose not to see, choose not to acknowledge, choose not to believe. Paul says in the very next verse . . .

For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened... ~ Romans 1:21 (NIV)

Rebellion against God has some very serious backlashes, one of which is being left to ones own devices and foolish thinking. To the point that, with a world full of evidence pointing to the Creator God, rebelliousness crafts a myriad of alternate ideas and theories to try to explain it all, without God in the picture. And as has been said, it comes down to the fact that it takes more faith to believe in these human-spun ideas than it does to believe the God of the Bible.

And God says that humanity is without excuse. When God determines that this life -- this spinning of the globe -- is finished, and the events of the Book of Revelation take stage, every person will stand before God. Period. All the skeptics in the world will stand before Him, in awe and in fear. They didn't believe, even with all that they saw. And their godless ideas and theories will crumble in their hands like a breeze to a house of cards.

The bottom line is, truth is truth. You can't change it, no matter what you choose to believe. In the end, all will be revealed and many will be caught empty-handed. Not because they weren't told -- but because they chose to close their eyes and turn their back. God says Look around you! I have given you unlimited examples of who I am. The question is: will you humble yourself to your Creator, or rebel and go your own way?

The choice is yours . . . all of creation stands as evidence and waits for your decision. Choose wisely and live.

(here is an interesting article on one man who was challenged by the evidence and chose wisely: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/jun/06061203.html )

Love,
Joelene