https://odb.org/MY/2023/05/15/exploring-the-stars
I am an ardent fan of documentaries, especially those concerning nature, whether animals or just earthly or even extra terrestrial phenomenon. Even the deep sea is not accessible to most. There are interiors of jungles that humans have not explored and high mountainous regions and vast deserts that we have not fully understood. It was only through the disappearance of our MH370 that I learned about the Indian Ocean and that it is a piece of open waters that people do not venture to due to its treacherous nature. As I grew older, I only knew that even in the high seas and 40,000 feet up in the air, there are predefined paths of navigation that everyone follows.
I guess I prefer facts to fiction, although the make-believe moving pictures world of movies, tele-dramas and soap operas have a function to play for the human psyche – as a source of momentary entertainment and fantasy out of this world. We sometimes live out our own fantasies through the movies!
There is just so much to learn and discover out there. With the accessibility of YouTube and user-generated content, we realise that there is just so much that we ourselves do not know. A whole body of science and probably a few million people are dedicated towards providing health care to human beings as a whole, and yet, despite the billions of dollars poured towards cancer research, we have not been able to find an antitode to cease the metastasis of cancer cells.
The more I learn and discover about new things, whether in relation to our own human bodies or that of nature, the more I marvel at the hand of our creator God. The complexity of all things from the invisible world of microorganisms (invisible to the naked eye and yet physical) to the atomic building blocks of our human and animal cells, to the chemistry composition of various minerals and soil and many other living and non-living things in this world, and the existence of a whole spiritual realm as evidenced by para-nornal activities all point to a force infinitely more powerful and all-knowing than us. The Greeks call this force Logos (translated as the Word), and John starts his book by declaring it to be Christ, who was with God at the beginning.
But the greatest thing ever, to me, is that this Creator God who created all things in all their intricacies and complexity is also our own very God. He is our Lord and Shepherd. He is accessible to us. His presence comes and dwells in the praises of His people. He is our God, and we are His people.
What’s the message this morning? Be assured that nothing that we will go through here on earth can compare to the glory that awaits us in Christ Jesus. No matter how challenging the world around us may become to us, for all the injustice that we face, for all our inadequacies and weaknesses and shortcomings, be thankful that the Creator God, our Heavenly Father, has chosen to take us to be part of His family, His Kingdom. Do good even if others were to harm us. Is that stupid? No, because that’s what Jesus taught us to do. Be thankful that we know Jesus and have Him in our lives as our Lord and Saviour. Do everything possible within our own power and might, to make sure that we are on that narrow path to eternity. We have the ticket already. Don’t drop the ball or let the devil and his evil cohorts take it away!
Ronnie's Thoughts 