BELIEF IN GOD

BELIEF IN GOD Rational T HIS world has one God. He is its Creator and Master. The greatest proof of God’s existence is the existence of the world itself. Spread around us in all its vastness and complexity, it bears witness to the existence of a great God who, in His infinite power, controls it. If we have no choice but to believe in the world, we have no choice but to believe in God as well, for the world would be meaningless if we did not accept the existence of a Maker and Master along with it. Look at how exquisitely the world has been fashioned. How can it be that it has no Maker? Look at the perfect order which it maintains. Could it really be that no one is controlling it? The answer, of course, is that it could not. The truth is that, just as man is bound to believe in the world around him, so also is he bound to believe in God. Now, just think for a moment that the earth we live on is revolving around the sun whilst spinning continuously on its axis. Yet we move around on its surface, and live our daily lives. It is the miraculous force of gravity that makes this possible. Another miracle is the atmosphere that extends for miles above the earth surrounding it that provides the oxygen for us to breathe and carbon dioxide for the plants while protecting us from harmful radiation and providing a blanket of warmth for us to live in comfort. Everything in this world, is, in fact, a miracle. Just think what happens when we put tiny seeds into the ground. The soil in which they are planted is uniform in constitution, but they bring forth a vast array of plants— radishes, carrots, turnips, guavas, mangoes, mustard plants—everything indeed from the humblest blade of grass to the mightiest oak. Each plant has its own distinct appearance, taste and fragrance, and, according to its species, gives diverse benefits to mankind. On all sides of us, a whole world of miraculous diversity and proportions stretches out before our eyes. Moreover, at every instant, a great variety of life forms are continually coming into existence, quite unaided by The Creator of all light, God Himself is the most resplendent of all beings. He is the light of the Heavens and of the earth, shedding His radiance on the personalities of all who discover Him.