By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure
our heart before him; for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he
knows everything.
1 John 3:19-20
Gravity is a force that exists in a relationship of attraction between all things in the universe. Larger objects have more gravity, smaller have less. The closer two objects exist to one another, the greater the gravitational attraction. These are facts supported by evidence; indisputable. There is Law involved with Gravity.
The Laws of Gravity are good ones—some of the best.
People support gravity. It’s easy to buy into Master, because gravity holds us
accountable. Without gravity, we would float away; nothing to anchor our
purpose. Gravitational laws are sound
and provable.
Such as?
On this planet: What
goes up must come down…unless the force of escape is greater than the force of
attraction.
I’m fine with Gravitational laws. But to You,
Creator, I pose a pressing question. Where is gravity? How does it function? I
can measure it and obey its constraints, yet I can’t put a piece of gravity
under a microscope to watch it work. I can’t peer at gravity through a telescope.
Al l I can do is observe its results. So, Lord, I confess to being a little
sketchy on Gravitational theory.
Theories are not laws. Laws require only obedience:
If I walk off the roof
of a building, I will fall like an anvil to the ground.
But regarding Gravitational theory, I have to
demonstrate great confidence in something unseen:
Because of gravity, I
do not need to wear my anvil outside today.
It seems as if gravity is much like…well, like You
God…
…but not exactly.
You are the force that created relationships of
attraction between all things in the universe. You are the greatest attractor
of all. The closer any object comes toward You, the greater the Godly attraction. This is a fact supported by
evidence; indisputable. There is Law involved with God.
The laws of God are good ones—the best. Strangely people
don’t always support Godly laws. It’s an odd paradox, Master, because You hold
us accountable. Without You, we would float away; nothing to anchor our
purpose. Godly laws are sound and
provable. Such as?
On this planet: We have
fallen…unsuccessful in our attempt to escape the force of Your attraction.
I’m fine with Godly laws. But to You, Creator, I
pose one more pressing question. Where are You? How do You function? I can
measure and obey Your constraints, yet I can’t put a piece of You under a
microscope to watch You work. I can’t peer at You through a telescope. Al l I
can do is observe Your results. So, Lord, I confess to being a little sketchy
on Godly theory. I even call it by another name: Faith.
Faith is not a law. Laws require only obedience:
If I reject Your love
and desire for my wellbeing. I will fall like an anvil into darkness.
But regarding Godly faith, I have to demonstrate
great confidence in something unseen:
Because of You, I do
not need to fear the anvil of spiritual death. Today or any day: Not ever.
Why do I offer this weighty subject, Lord? I came
across a theory recently posed by a well-known physicist who suggests: The data
necessary to define a black-hole is trapped gravitationally inside the
black-hole itself. So the hidden data can’t be used to define the black-hole;
thus by evidence of the unobtainable information within, the black-hole is by
definition…defined. (My paraphrase)
Excuse me Savior, but that one of the stupidest
things I have ever heard posed by someone who is supposed to be one of the
smartest beings trapped by gravity on this earth. The theory behind that theory
is unprovable, unsupportable; appearing to be based on weak theory and
seemingly weaker faith.
It reminds me of a time long ago, when I believed
something to be a truth—that You did not exist. I set out to prove my theory
and discovered that to do so, required me to build upon my unbelief with more
and more unbelief: Theory supported only by more theory. There was no evidence I
could find that validated my theories. The data I needed to prove my point, I
found to be non-existent or totally unprovable, seemingly hidden within the black-hole
of my flimsy justification and reasoning.
It took quite a while for me to realize I had never
tried to test the strength of my theory by honestly pursuing the opposite position;
that You do exist. Then came the real surprise.
When I started seeking You as a reality, I found
more and more light shone on the possibility. There was, and is ample evidence
of who You are and how You make Yourself known. You even made Yourself tangible
in the form of Your son’s earthly presence and sacrifice. I began to see You (No,
I have not met You in physical form, but by the increasing gravity of Your
Spiritual presence). Your desire for a relationship of attraction to me drew me
closer and closer to You. My understanding of Your purpose for me increased. And so my old theory collapsed and was
replaced by a very old law of life, newly and patiently revealed by the
greatest Spiritual Physicist of all.
I understand that some people choose to focus,
speculate on and question the darkness. It’s so easy to make up one’s own
answers; no law is necessary, no results are required. But by that approach,
where is the gravity? There is no purpose. Is the church’s faith so weakly
founded? Do we chase You through scriptural and present day evidence as passionately
as You have pursued us?
Lord, why would I or anyone choose to theorize on
that which does not exist, when You offer anyone who chooses to believe in You,
such a clear and non-theoretical relationship? I would love to hear any
theories on that!
Mark C.
PS: To those who do not believe that the God of
Creation exists, I pose one last set of questions:
If
there were only one object and not two, would gravity or faith exist? Is such a
concept provable? Why speculate on the unknowable? Might the question only be important
in pointing to a greater truth; that we live in a universe of relationships, one
to another; greater to lesser: Is the evidence disputable and if so, how?
