March 03, 1999, Wednesday

Do you believe there is a big chicken in the universe that

flew around and laid an egg and it became the earth? That

may seem like an absurd question, but there are many strange

ideas about how the earth was formed. Has anyone explained

correctly the creation question? Was there a Creator and

what is He thinking? Is it important what He thinks or what

we think?

Isaiah had difficulty understanding how anyone could ever

believe any different than God was the creator of all--

"Don't you know? Haven't you heard? The Lord is always

the everlasting God; He created all the world. He never

grows tired or weary. No one understands His thoughts"

(Isa 40:28). It does seem strange that anyone would be

foolish enough to believe another way of creation. Men

are many times deceived that there is another force that

could possibly be as strong as God; They are mistaken.

Amos the prophet declared that he would be the one that

would explain God's thoughts to the people. They did not

understand God. He explained God's strong power of creation-

"God is the one who made the mountains and created the

winds. He makes His thoughts known to people; He makes

the change of day into night. He walks on the heights

of the earth. This is His name: the Lord God Almighty!

(Amos 4:13). The people were searching for anything that

would satisfy them, but could not find it. Amos preached

for them to turn to God to find satisfaction in God.

The Psalmist declared the difficulty to comprehend God

or His holy ways; and couldn't add the mercies received-

"O God, how difficult I find your thoughts; how many of

them there are!" (Psa 139:17) It should help to keep one

in the fear of the Lord during the day, if when we wake

in the morning, our first thoughts are of Him. He prayed

that God would search his thoughts and rid him of evil-

"Examine me, O God, and know my mind; test me, know and

discover my thoughts" (Psa 139:23). The writer of the

Proverbs wisely warned of the importance of our thoughts-

"Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your

thoughts" (Pro 4:23). The narrow way of godliness always

pleases God and profits us; It is the good narrow way.

Let us remember Who has the holier and righteous way.

God's Name is Jehová Elohim. He is the God who puts

our feet on a highway of holiness that allows us to

enter at the narrow gate of eternal life, not the wide

broadway that leads to destruction. Lift your hands,

heart to Him for His creation and provision of the

righteous way. You can Trust Him and Praise Him

Today for a holy way and better way!