Based on John 10:40-42 (New King James Version)
“And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was baptizing at first, and there He stayed. Then many came to Him and said, ‘John performed no sign, but all the things that John spoke about this Man were true.’ And many believed in Him there.”
In these days, and in many parts of the “developed world”, the existence of God is questioned. There are many people that think they are too intelligent to believe in the God of the Bible, like if we were talking about a fable. Christian faith is considered by many to be more apt for those that are simple, or uneducated, or for the superstitious and weak. Many simply believe they are gods, but some day, they will realize they are not gods, and I hope when that day comes, that they still have the opportunity to believe while the grace of God is still in effect.
I remember many years ago, when I was studying in the university, I heard my biology professor (who was also one of the head doctors involved with cancer research) boasted in front of our group (we were about 400 students in the class) that human knowledge had reached a point where we had become like God. Some weeks later, when he started to talk about cancer, he humbly said, that the study of cancer was one of the greatest failures science had ever had. So, in one moment, we were like God, but in another moment, we were a failure. Despite his arrogance in the knowledge he had, he at least admitted that there was a limit, and that it was an embarrassing one.
As an observation, one of the ways that human beings need to realize that God does in fact exist, is because there are many things we don’t know how they work, and how they came to exist. But also, if we are sincere, we need to realize that we are very limited in all respects, if we just observe the universe and the great order that exists; things we had nothing to do with, and also, that medicine cannot even cure something as simple as the common cold. Yes friends, we can go to the moon and beyond, but we cannot even cure the common cold.
But going even further, let’s suppose that humans are able to achieve many more things, we will never be able to cure what really matters; the void of an empty heart and to be able to live eternally. No matter how much science and knowledge of the physical world may have advanced, people today commit suicide more than ever (for example). The Washington Post (one of the most liberal media outlets in the US) wrote an article in June of this year that stated that almost 45,000 suicides occurred in the US in 2016. It continued declaring that it was the second leading cause of death for people between the ages of 15-34. And it also declared that in the majority of cases, these people were not suffering from any mental sicknesses or diseases. Nadine Kaslow, the past president of the American Psychology Association, finally said in the interview that suicide was a crisis in public health, and that the numbers could continue increasing; that this issue was everywhere, and that they knew that the numbers might be even higher than what was declared.
What is the cause? Why has science not been able to deal with this issue? Man, in their quest to try to make God disappear from everything so they can do whatever they want, is also taking away some of the most essential things to everyone: faith and hope. There is no pill for faith. There is no treatment that can fill the hole each person has in their heart. Neither money, nor fame, nor knowledge, not even personal relationships, nor doing whatever a person wants to do can take away the void or the lack of hope each person possesses. Not too long ago, I heard about a suicide that had happened where a young man (around 20 years of age) had taken his life, even though he had a family that loved him; and he had no mental issues. Without God, there is no faith or hope; it’s as simple as that, because God is at the root of faith and hope. This is the major reason for why the Lord came to this earth, so that we could have faith, so that we could have a living and true hope that can overcome any obstacle and any circumstance, even the most difficult of moments that anyone could have, so they can feel the peace that surpasses all understanding; if they simply just believe and surrender their life to Him.
We read this in the Bible: “Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said to him, ‘We have seen the Lord.’ So he said to them, ‘Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.’ And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, ‘Peace to you!’ Then He said to Thomas, ‘Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.’ And Thomas answered and said to Him, ‘My Lord and my God!’ Jesus said to him, ‘Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.’” John 20:24-29. Those of us that have come to truly believe in the Lord know that there is no one greater, and that the Lord is everything in life (and yes, there are many of us that are educated, with a great deal of human knowledge that do believe). Believing in God does not make a person inferior, but quite the contrary, that makes them even more powerful because they know something that transcends all limits in this world, and everything that exists. We can even achieve immortality through Jesus Christ.
In the Word of God, we can find all the knowledge we need so we can reach the Lord that fills our emptiness and gives us the hope of eternal life. For it is also written: “And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.” John 20:30-31.
So finally, have you been able to truly believe in the Lord, so you can overcome everything in this life, and live eternally? Lord bless! John