Does God Exist?
Does love exist? Does beauty exist? Does the mind exist? Can anything exist outside or beyond our physical senses? Knowing these things for certain, we must—literally—know everything before we can absolutely know anything. However, Christians and open-minded thinkers, humbled by the vast unknown, see much evidence that God exists.
Cosmologists wrestle with the great unknowns of the galaxy, and may teach us much humility and awe at the wonders of creation. The subjects of Dark Energy and Dark Matter blow their minds. They hypothesize that Dark Energy exerts the primary force in the expansion of the universe, and postulate that Dark Matter exists, based upon its gravitational effects. In fact, scientists identify 70-80% of all the energy and matter in the universe as Dark Energy and Dark Matter—though neither form of energy can be physically proved.
In other words, scientists typically agree that the largest force in the universe cannot be seen, felt, touches, tasted, or heard. No instrumentation measures or quantifies the effects of Dark Energy or the presence of Dark Matter, and yet, Something wonderfully large and powerful exerts enormous cause and effect upon all things.
Therefore, if such a comprehensive force defies physical description, how can any conclude that God does not exist, based exclusively upon sensory perception? Like Dark Matter, we cannot see God, but we see the effects of His Presence all around us. “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork” (Psa 19:1-4).
Yes, all of creation declares God’s “invisible qualities, eternal power, and divine nature… from what has been made, so that men are without excuse” (Rom 1:20).
We see evidence of God in the vast systems and designs of creation—from subatomic particle to black holes and quasars. We see evidence of God in the innate religious disposition of all peoples—denied only by great effort. We see evidence of God in the blessings of life (Mat 5:45) and in its sorrows (Rom 8:20). We see evidence of God is the wisdom of His Word and in His plan of redemption (Rom 3:20-28).
A cartoon illustrates the point of this essay neatly. Two fleas are walking amidst a tall forest of a dog’s hair follicles. Obviously involved in deep discussion, the one turns to the other and says, “Do you believe there is a dog?” You see, these fleas, though living off the dog’s provision, questioned his existence, though he was all around them. How about you—is there a God?
–Pastor Scott (www.askpastorscott.com)
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