Tuesday, October 18, 2011

#2. Time Roots


This is a good place to take a closer look at the roots of time and control.

God created time in Genesis 1:14 when He put the sun and moon in the heavens. The sun tells us what time of day it is. The moon gives us clues to what day of the month it is. The stars, plants, and animals help us with the time of the year. Neat huh? We have been given free clocks that are perfect for our day, month, and year measurement of time.

We teach children at a very early age about the things of nature and that God created them. But as they get older, we forget to teach them two other basic truths about God’s creation.

  1. All His created things are interlocked into each other’s existence. (Synchronized, you might say.) The sidebar story for this chapter gives a good example.
  2. The second is that God STILL controls what He has created. We can see a couple examples of that.
A long time ago God’s army was about to loose a battle because they were running out of time – it was getting dark too soon. Well, Joshua 10:13 says God stopped the sun a whole day and the battle was won.

One more example: Answering the prayer of just one man, God backed the sun up 12 degrees (40 minutes) in time, recorded in Isaiah 38:8. My mind can not fathom how He could have done these things but He did. This tells us several critical things:
  1. God is so interested in you and I gaining the victory, He will override His laws of nature.
  2. To answer the prayer of even just one person like you or me, God will do whatever it takes.
  3. God is ALWAYS in control of every bit of His creation.