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I was singing “Only a boy named David” with my granddaughter this morning, and the thought occurred to me that this is one of many stories in the Bible that causes some people to discount the entire Bible. Really? How could a little boy kill a giant with a slingshot? And how, indeed, could a man be swallowed up and then spit out by a whale? Giggle, giggle; snicker, snicker… My answer to those questions is, “Why not?”
Maybe what we already believe determines how we react to some of the old Bible stories, and to some of the controversial topics we face in today’s world. If I already have doubts and misunderstandings about who God is, it will be easier to convince me that the Bible is full of myths and children’s stories. But what if I am radical enough to go even beyond belief and KNOW that God is who He says He is? If “nothing is impossible with God,” then we can believe that He could create the world in six days. It’s no stretch to accept that he could (and did) appoint a big fish (not a whale, thank you) to swallow up Jonah until he had learned his lesson, then spit him out in time to hear God say, “Now go!” Why couldn’t the God of the impossible shut the mouths of the lions so that his servant Daniel is spared? And send His pre-incarnate Son into the furnace to protect Daniel’s three friends? Especially when the Word clearly reflects that these incidents bring glory to God in the eyes of the king. I believe every story in the Book is true; there is nothing that needs to be explained away. And what I don’t understand reflects on my human inability to understand, NOT on the validity of God’s Word. And on the controversial topics of the day? The world, in rejecting God and His word, has elevated humankind to the role of King of the Universe, a position correctly belonging to God. If man is king, it follows that his “rights” must not be denied. And sin reigns. But ultimately, God’s Word is true. And God reigns. Period. God bless you! Nell
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