Germs & God: Really Quite Similar

Lately, germs have been on my mind. Why? Well, probably for several reasons, but one of the main ones is that my sister had pink eye a few weeks ago, and so the germs/don't touch your eye/wash your hands/use your own towel thing came up again!

I think germs are funny things. After all, we can't see them! (well, I suppose one could with a microscope but that's beside the point) For all we know, they could be some crazy brain idea thought up by a weird scientist in a laboratory somewhere. Still, we take these "invisible" germs very seriously. Why? Because we can see the results of what germs cause (such as sickness, etc.).

Let's apply that to the spiritual realm. Why don't some people take the "invisible" God so seriously? Sure, Jesus may have come a few thousand years ago, but they surely didn't see him! Why should they believe this God story? For all they know it could be some crazy story created by a wily theologian.

If people couldn't see the results of God existing, I'd understand. But that picture is faaaar from reality. Just like germs, we can't see God, but just like germs, we can see the evidences of God existing. For example, just that you're alive is a miracle in itself. A few years ago I took a Human A & P course, and it was litterally mind-blowing to find out how intricately amazing the human body is. On their search for God, people could look to the sun, which God has set in its place to shower the earth with light. Who keeps the sun all ticking away? Certainly not humans! Or look at the plants, how they grow, are sustained, and help us live. I could go on and on with this theme, but the point is clear. People may not see God, but just like germs, there are evidences aplenty for them to believe in God!

So far, we've only talked about the two far ends of the spectrum, believing in God or not believing in God. But there's also a middle group, a group that believes in God but wonders where He is in there lives. Here's two bulletins of good news: God is always watching over you, no matter where you are. He is with you always, and will help you if you ask Him. Secondly, go out to nature, and observe how the plants, trees, and sky go about their life. Get out in nature, and that can help remind a person that God is in control.

"But God made the earth by his power; he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding." Jeremiah 10:12

So just like there's evidences for germs, there's also evidences for God. He is a God deeply invested with His creation!