Bible Thoughts June 10, 2001
"God made the beasts of the earth after
their kind, and the cattle after their kind, and everything that
creeps on the ground after its kind; and God saw that it was
good" (Genesis 1:25)
The animals that we enjoy and sometimes eat, came from God. He spoke them into existence by his eternal power as he created the rest of our material universe. Jehovah created mankind by using the "dust of the earth"(elements) and breathed into man's nostrils the breath of life. God's power created what we observe in our world and in the heavens. There is no other plausible explanation.
Since Darwin popularized the theory of evolution, there are many different hypotheses about the origin of human life. The position is mostly offered in regard to a progressive change that results, over an eon of years, in a new breed or mammal. The end result in each of these speculative guesses is that the final product is a human. Have you ever wondered why there is not something higher than a human? Why did it stop with mankind? Let the speculators deal with that!
In the Gainesville Sun of May 25, 2001, an article was printed entitled, "Tiny animal may be mammals' ancestor." It occurred to this writer that this is somewhat of a reversal from what we have been reading from the writings of those who propose such theories(guesses). In the past, the idea was that man ascended(descended?) from large mammals to his present state. Now, they start with a "mouselike animal that lived about 195 million years ago" with "a body so tiny that it could have curled up on a half dollar." This "wee mammal might be the ancestor of us all" the article further states. The researchers propose that it might be "our distant cousin" or "our great, great grand uncle." Well, some of us may have some mousy kinfolks, but they sure did not come from a tiny creature millions of years ago. They learned to act that way!
The "scientist" who was being interviewed stated that the tiny creature "could maintain a constant body temperature in the chill of darkness." One question: Who held the thermometer?
All human research is subject to error. What is good for you today may not be good for you tomorrow. There is constant research in order to improve. Why? If the product was so great, why did it need improvement? The answer is obvious: man is not perfect nor the products that he makes nor the guesses he produces. The theory of organic evolution is nothing more than a wild guess that comes from the minds of those who are unwilling to accept the divine revelation of Genesis 1.
There is still no discovery of a "missing
link." Why not? The answer is obvious: no such link exists.
Always remember, "...in the
beginning, God."
"So the Lord said to Samuel,
'Heed their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said to the men
of Israel, Every man go to his city'"(I Samuel 8:22).
Israel wanted a king. Why? Samuel made his sons judges, but there was a problem and his sons did not behave like they were supposed too. So the people asked for a king. Both Samuel and God were not happy with this but God allowed it. But before he gave them a king he even warned them how this king would rule over them, but the people of Israel wanted to be like all other nations. It was not a good thing for the people to ask for this king but looking at this king we can learn a lot and hopefully not make the same mistakes.
God chose Saul to be king, Saul was from the
tribe of Benjamin, the smallest tribe. He had the physical looks of
a king, choice and handsome. Not only did he have the looks but he
had the right kind of attitude. We read that in the beginning he was
obedient to God and his father; we see that he cared for the people
and he showed that he was humble. He had self control, and showed
mercy to his enemies, and he was a good leader to his people. All
that a king needs to be, he was. It teaches us that you can show all
these attitudes and you can be a faithful saint, but once you leave
your first love, like Saul did, then you will suffer the same fate as
he did. It does not matter how you start out, but rather how you
end. We always need to remember that we all can fall
away.-Vaughn Botha
Consider this: "Home is founded upon love. A mother who does not
love home can never have a home, though many and rambling be the
halls and rooms of her house. Men and women are destroying the very
essence of home in their mad race for wealth. Without love for home
and what it means, a house is an empty hull. Houses that are only
lodging places, eating-places, are emptied of the love needed to
build a home."-Vaughn D.
Shofner
Just thinkin...Some parents will spend their hard earned cash and
their time to take their children to worldly amusements and many
other earthly offerings(nothing wrong with such things), but fail to
bring them to all services and never carry them to a gospel meeting
in another locality. What do you think that says to them about our
priorities?
Out of the past...The church of Christ, though a divine institution, is
composed of imperfect people--fallible, blundering individuals. None
is without fault, not one: elders, deacons, evangelists, teachers,
members; and yet the amazing thing is that God, in all ages, has been
able to work such wonders through the agency of the imperfect. From
Adam on, He has never had a chance with any other kind.
If any preacher ever finds a perfect congregation, he will have come to a place where there is little need for him. It is imperfections of the people which create for him his task of preaching, teaching, and training.
And if any congregation ever finds a perfect preacher, he will seem unreal, without understanding of the difficulties under which imperfect people labor. This will destroy any possibility of his being of any real value.
And so it is the imperfect, working together, trying to understand, trying to lift up one another, wrestling with one another's weaknesses and forgiving one another's faults. This is what makes a congregation as near perfect as anything can be.-Author Unknown, but wise