GOD—THE VOICE OF HUMAN NATURE

In 1942, during the Second World War, the British leader Winston Churchill (1874-1965) travelled to Moscow to talk with Russian leaders for opening a second front against Hitler. Churchill placed before Stalin the Allies’ military plan—it was given the secret name of ‘Torch’. Because Stalin was himself against Hitler’s growing influence, he took a deep interest in this plan. Churchill relates that when the plan was being explained to Stalin, the latter remarked, “May God prosper this undertaking!” (Winston S. Churchill, The Second World War (Abridgement), London, 1965) Svetlana Alliluyeva (1926-2011) was the daughter of the atheist Soviet dictator Stalin. She later went on to adopt Christianity. Explaining her search for truth, in her book Only One Year, she talks about her dissatisfaction, her search for something to comfort her heart and how she found what she was searching for in the following words of the Bible: The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall. Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war breakout against me, even then I will be confident. (PSALM 27: 1-3) Professor Carl Troll was President of the International Geographical Union from 1960 to 1964. He remarked, “The fruit of my life as a scientist and geographer is to have become more and more deeply grateful to our Creator.” No matter how rebellious a man may be, no matter how much he may deny God, in times of extreme difficulty and in complete helplessness he cries out to God. This is evidence that God is the voice of human nature. o