Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
Hebrews 11:1-3 NIV
Creation
Canadians are creative geniuses. Take Alfred J Gross, for example. The pager was invented by Gross, a Toronto-based wireless communications pioneer, in 1949. Gross is also often credited as the inventor of the walkie-talkie, a distinction he sometimes shares with fellow Canadian Donald Hings, who is also credited for having created the two-way radio in 1939. Gross also invented the CB radio and the cordless phone. Before he died, he was quoted as saying: “I was born thirty-five years too soon. If I still had the patents on my inventions, Bill Gates would have to stand aside for me.”
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Even though I shouldn’t be, I’m always surprised that an ancient book like the Bible is right when it comes to some basic truths. No matter what kinds of mental gymnastics atheists try to use to explain how the universe came into being without an intelligent designer, nothing comes from nothing without God. The author of Hebrews says this in Hebrews 11:1-3: “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.” There is a mystery to creation. The God who has always been has the ability to speak things into being from nothing. If He could have created the entire universe that way, he certainly has the power to create you! Just as the universe is not a product of chance, neither are you. By faith trust your Creator to reveal His will for your life.
These have been words from the heart.
Bob Beasley