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Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Facts Stranger Then Fiction

What would shift if our point of view shifted? What would change if our point of view changed?

What holds the universe in balance? … I think it is God.

Then you have the earth in the vastness of space that God has for some reason made His stage…

The earth that if it’s only a few inches this way or that way in its’ orbit would drastically be affected. Earth’s position is unique for if we were any closer to the sun we would burn up and if any further away, would be cold frigid rock.
Then put us into the equation that when we look out a window of an airplane we are smaller then a speck on an end of a pencil. Yet God wants to have an intimate relationship with you and me.

Even our bodies are something to ponder. We are a majority of vapor and gas but we are also made up of energy. Tiny masses of energy and vapor distributed in a time and space.

Plus we live not only in a dimension but a multi-dimension because we don’t only sense things such as feelings, emotions, time, and space but a spiritual or supernatural world that affects our own lives no matter if we want to accept it or not. We also (somewhere in there) experience things like déjà vu. Where we know without a doubt that what we have or just experienced has some how happened before in a "possible" dimension of ourselves.

Then there is our human DNA where scientists know less and less about as they learn more about our DNA.

Mike Adams writes:

"Contrary to previous beliefs, as much as 10 percent of the human genes very wildly from one person to the next."

He goes on to say,

"More importantly, this discovery humbles us and shows us that even our top scientists know less about human DNA than they once thought. Researching DNA is a lot like researching astronomy (sounds familiar huh?): the more we learn, the less we realize we know. It’s as if every newly discovered fact unveils the existence of ten new questions we never knew existed!"

He continues with,

"Only a few years ago (2001), humans were believed to have 100,000 genes while all simple life forms contained far fewer. But this assumption of humans being some ‘advanced’ life form turned out to be utterly false. It turns out that the mustard weed contains the same number of genes as humans, and even the common mouse has nearly as many. From certain types of worms to common trees, there are many organisms on the planet that have very nearly the same number of genes as humans beings ( and some have more)"

Mike then states,

"Furthermore, if you look at the composition of cells in the typical human body, and you start counting them all, you realize that the most of the cells in the typical human body are not human. Read that again, if you need to. It’s shocking statement, but it’s entirely true. The vast majority of cells contained in the human body are bacteria cells—about 100 trillion of them for a typical human being. In other words, when you walk around, most of the cells you’re carrying with you are not even you. The importance of this is in understanding that the human organism does not exist in isolation to the world around it. Regardless of what we believe, we are all closer to nature than we think. In fact, we are literally living with nature inside us, permeating our cells and accounting for more of us then ourselves."


Sounds, as if we are planets with our own ecosystem doesn’t it?

Planets that interact with one another in a sense but hang in the balance of a greater power far beyond our own understanding.

Mike Adams then states two other statements I think are worth sharing:

"Physically, a human being is more like musical expression then a set of constructive blueprints. The human body has near- perfect symmetry and economies of expression through fractal geometry that are quite evident in the structure of circulatory system for example, or the nervous system. Just look at a drawing of veins and arteries and you notice the fractal patterns of geometry--- the same patterns you’ll see drawn in the underside of a leaf, by the way."

"Some scientists see nothing but cold, hard construction blueprints in that DNA. Others see God in the symphony, or Mother Nature directing the orchestra. What I see is a miracle of life, created with such masterful poetry and music that is something to behold, to honor and to be humbled by. It is the ultimate statement of our connection to nature, for everywhere you look in nature, you see the same patterns we express, carried out in a range of melodies through plants, animals and even the waters and skies. Looking closely at ourselves, we cannot help but notice nature. If we are keen observers, that is."

Ever have something seem so clear in your mind that it is clear to you but not the one you are explaining it to? It’s like your soul is being taught something that only God wants you to think about. The evidence is right in front of the person you are talking with but they don’t see what you see or mean.

It doesn’t surprise me in the least that our DNA leads to an abyss of more questions or that our genes contain the same number of genes as a mustard weed or our nervous system resembles the same structure as the underside of a leaf. And like Mike Adam’s I am humbled by all these observations laid open to me. These observations only strengthen my faith that we are made by the same maker (God). His character and fingerprints are all over this universe if only we open our eyes and ask to see.

When I look at these things Mike has mentioned in his writings I am directed to things that are mentioned in the bible. Here are a few I want to share with you.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Isaiah 40:6-8
A voice said, "Shout!"
I asked, "What should I shout?"
"Shout that people are like the grass that dies away. Their beauty fades as quickly as the beauty of flowers in a field. The grass withers, and flowers fade beneath the breath of the LORD. And so it is with people. The grass withers, and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever."

Jesus says in Luke 13:18
"What is the kingdom of Heaven like? How can I illustrate it? It is like a tiny mustard seed planted in a garden; it grows and becomes a tree, and the birds come and find shelter among it’s branches."


Why did Jesus Christ choose a mustard seed that happens to have the same number of genes as a human?

Jesus continues in Luke 13:20
"What else is the kingdom of God like? It is like yeast used by a woman making bread. Even though she used a large amount of flour, the yeast permeated every part of the dough."


To this world, Christians are like yeast we are spread all throughout the world for God’s glory to be heard and seen. Some would even call us bacteria.

Romans 1:19
For the truth about God is known to them instinctively. God has put this knowledge in their hearts. From the time the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky and all that God made. They can clearly see his invisible qualities- his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse whatsoever for not knowing God. Yes, they know God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. The result was that their minds became dark and confused. Claiming to be wise, they became utter fools instead. And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people or birds and animals and snakes.

Revelation 22:13
"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End."

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Microscope Truths

John 1:1-5 "In the beginning the Word already existed. He was with God, and he was God. He was in the beginning with God. He created everything there is. Nothing exists that he didn't make. Life itself was in him, and this life gives light to everyone. The light shines through the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it."

Did we also exist at the beginning? If life was in Christ at the beginning then we existed in God's thoughts even before we came into "being".

Our salvation was set up from the very "beginning" with Christ.

I recently went over to a men's bible study. Rick is a retired doctor was talking about the complexity of the human body and how doctors can not see exactly how complex the human body really is because it is much like looking at the universe with a telescope. A doctor can take a human cell under a microscope and it doesn't matter how powerful that microscope is - it’s impossible to see the end of that tissue sample as it is impossible to see the end of the universe with a telescope.

Cal then asked, "So how are all these things that make up our body held together if we are just a universe of particles floating around?"

Rick answered, "We are held together by strings essentially."

This got me to thinking: We as Christians are considered the body of Christ- are we not?

The body of Christ is also complex.

A while back I read Colossians which states in 2:19 "But they are not connected to Christ, the head of the body. For we are joined together in his body by his strong sinews, and we grow only as we get our nourishment and strength from God."

The human body is held together by strings but so it the body of Christ. This scientific fact points to Christ. I found this extremely interesting.

Revelation 4:11 "You are worthy, O Lord our God, to recieve glory and honor and power. For you created everything, and it is for your pleasure that they exist and were created."

And just as most of us don’t "visibly" see God's awesome power with the human eye, but instinctively know he is a work and now are being allowed by scientific discoveries to see a small glimpse of the complexity and measure at God works wonders.

I think Colossians 3 says it best. "Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits at God’s right hand in the place of honor and power. Let heaven fill your thoughts. Do not think only about things down here on earth. For you died when Christ died, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your real life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.

And just as the most powerful microscope can not see the end of a human cell and the most power telescope can see the ends of the universe so are we hidden in Christ yet by the Holy Spirit we work and are tied together so someone might see into the vastness and stumble upon God's wonders and works in our life.