https://odb.org/2023/10/01/elegant-design
I went AWOL last week as I was away on vacation, visiting Daniel in beautiful and cosmopolitan Melbourne. Had a wonderful time enjoying its good vibes and excellent cuisine. I posted some photos on my insta page – feel free to have a look when you are free at instagram.com/ronlim68/.
Praise the Lord for such privilege to travel, to see His goodness at work in another city. We attended the Chinese Baptist Church in Melbourne 10 mins walk from our hotel and listened to a message filled nearly 90% with testimonies of how God turned around lives in Hong Kong and how China is very much a cashless society nowadays.
As we reflect upon His creation and read Genesis 1, we know that these accounts are not exclusive to us as the creation story and the great flood have been with many civilisations since ancient times. Sometimes, we may question its veracity when confounded by other theories. However, the complexity of the bodily functions of humans and animals can not but point us to a creator. All living creatures share a blueprint in terms of having internal organs that process the food we eat, the air we breathe (even sea creatures extract oxygen from water), and the water we drink. While animals are driven by instincts, human beings have a thinking mind that not only controls the body but also a soul that lives forever. We have been created to not only live a life here on earth but also in preparation for the new heaven and earth that will come about at the end of time. The fact that Jesus Christ was at the beginning during creation as John proclaims in John 1:1 and Jesus Himself quotes Genesis 2:24 as recorded in Matthew 19:5 all point to the truth and veracity of the creation story in the bible.
God is real, and our Lord Jesus Christ is alive today and is the same yesterday, today, and forever more. He is the way, the truth, and the life. Our afterlife will be in peril if we don’t believe in Him and accept Him as our Lord and Saviour. Only He alone has the words of eternal life, and only He holds the keys to Hades. Learn the spiritual lessons and principles well as enumerated in Scriptures. They will stand us in good stead in this life and thereafter.
Ronnie's Thoughts 