Mount Rushmore is one of the most intriguing sculptures in the
world. It is a monumental feet of majestic beauty. This sculpture honoring 4 of
our country’s distinguished presidents consists of an enormous 60 feet in
height. It took 400 workers 14 years to carefully craft into the side of that
mountain their designer’s art work.
Now, what if Mount Rushmore’s history was not recorded, and someone
looked at it and told you that those 4 presidents’ faces were created by
natural water erosion over billions of years? Would any sane person believe
them? Absolutely not! Why? Simply because Mount Rushmore shows clear evidence
of design. The same could be said of the Great Wall of China, the Statue of
Liberty, airplanes, automobiles, computers, and numerous other things.
However, what about our universe? Does our world show evidence of
design? ABSOLUTELY! Take the basic building block for life, DNA. Consider what
a highly unlikely source admits about DNA: “The message [contained within the
DNA] found in just the cell nucleus of a tiny amoeba [the simplest form of
life] is more than 30 volumes of the Encyclopedia Britannica combined,
and the entire amoeba has as much information in its DNA as [do] 1,000 complete
sets of the Encyclopedia Britannica!” (Richard Dawkins, The Blind
Watchmaker: 1987, p. 17-18, 116). Atheist, Richard Dawkins, by the way, is
“one of the most respected scientists in the world and the biggest draw in
secularism” (according to the richarddawkins.net website).
Thus, even atheists recognize the thoughtfulness of design found in
our universe. The late Isaac Asimov, one of the most prolific authors and
professors of biochemistry said, “In man is a 3 pound brain which, as far as we
know, is the most complex and orderly arrangement of matter in the universe” (Smithsonian:
June 1970, p. 10). And Dr. Richard Dawkins said, “We have seen that living
things are too improbable and too beautifully ‘designed’ to have come into
existence by chance” (The Blind Watchmaker: 1987, p. 43).
So why would people, even those who are incredibly intelligent, as
these men are, reject the obvious conclusion of intelligent design? Romans 1:25
gives us the answer: “They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped
and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised.
Amen.”
All who reject the evidence which is so blatantly clear desire to
live in their own sinfulness rather than concede to the truth. Sadly, these
individuals are missing the thoughtfulness of our Designer. God loves them, as
He does all people, and thoughtfully created the universe by design (Psalm
104:24). Likewise, you are not here by accident, but by careful and thoughtful
design. You are fearfully and wonderfully made in the very image of God (Gen.
1:26; Psalm 139:14).
In His service,
Matt
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