The Big Question

It tells of his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, who was born as a person in the flesh
through the family of King David.

-- Romans 1:3

It’s the BIG question — the one that’s been asked by billions of people for thousands of years:

Does God really exist?

Let’s settle this mystery once and for all. The answer is a resounding YES.

But that’s an easy claim to make. After all, how do we know that God isn’t just a creation of our imagination? The answer is all around us. First, consider the wonders and beauty of nature, the

colors of the sunset and the overwhelming ingenuity of the human body — or of any plant or animal for that matter. What are the odds that such things could simply spring to life and evolve from a random assortment of atoms and chemicals? They’re probably less than a fully functioning jet airliner assembling itself from the debris kicked up from a tornado ripping through a junkyard … and then repeating this miracle millions of times to account for every functioning organism on Earth!

One conclusion is obvious: Where there’s creation, there must be a Creator. And according to the apostle Paul, this Creator has long made his existence apparent.

“There are things about him that people cannot see — his eternal power and all the things that make him God,” we read in the first chapter of Romans. “But since the beginning of the world those things have been easy to understand by what God has made. So people have no excuse for the bad things they do.”

So if there’s a God, what’s he like? As Christ-followers, we have a very surprising and comforting answer. And it comes from someone with firsthand knowledge. Jesus, God’s own son, tells us that the Creator of the universe is like a caring father. And better still, he’s a father who wants a relationship with you as his own child.

What an incredible concept! Instead of being some distant, non-caring entity, our God is one who wants a personal relationship with his creation: you and me. And for those who claim this truth in their lives, the world becomes a far better place — one full of hope, promise and wonder.

There’s no question about it!