Don’t look to natural phenomenon to define and rationalize a supernatural God.

Don’t look to natural phenomenon to define and rationalize a supernatural God.

We are in an age where we are discovering and understanding the things of this world that have never been seen before.  An age of science and problem solving that when stacked on top the discoveries of the past, are mind blowing.  We boast about being close to unlocking the secrets of the universe and the fabric that holds it together.  This scientific drive has instilled a desire within us to prove our hypothesis and rationalize the unknown.

This drive has been wonderful in moving us to a realm of new innovations and practices that has changed our world, in so many ways for the better.

However, in our effort and drive to understand our natural world, we have extended that to the supernatural or spiritual.

We will try to rationalize how the works of God can happen within our scope of the natural.  We will say that vibrations of the tromping feet and shouts brought down the walls of Jericho, as opposed to believing that faith in action and the hand of God brought down the walls.  In our effort to want to believe there is a God, we will come up with wild theories and rationalizations that feed our carnal senses, instead of just believing it for what it is, a work of God.  We don’t need to understand it, and it doesn’t even need to seem possible, we just need to believe it.

When it comes to the works of God, it is far better to get revelation by faith than it is to be assured with your carnal logic and senses.

Thomas was like this.  He would not believe by faith but needed Christ’s resurrection proved to his senses in order for him to believe.

Jesus said, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” – John 20:29

God doesn’t want his relationship with you to be based on carnality (what you can perceive with your senses), but his best for you is to just say, I don’t understand, but I believe.

You can spend your whole life searching for proof and validity of the Word; some artifact from the past, or a scientific algorithm to confirm a theory, but all you need to do is believe.

A very intelligent and respected teacher named Nicodemus, came to Jesus at night amazed by the signs and wonders that were following Him.  He believed in God but his focus was on the physical and carnal and not as much the spiritual.  When the Word of God gave him revelation that no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.  Instead of getting the revelation in his heart of the spiritual, he looked to the world and science and said, “surely a person can’t reenter their mothers womb a second time.”  When Jesus expanded on the spiritual, it only confused him more because his mind was trying to rationalize the spiritual around the laws of the natural.  He said, “How can this be?”

Jesus said, “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things? I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things?” (John 3)

If you want to better understand the spiritual or heavenly things, you need to stop rationalizing the Word of God.  If the Word says it, you may not understand it, and it may not seem possible, but believe it.  Don’t be like Thomas and say that unless I put my fingers in the holes in His hand and press my hand into the wound in His side, I will not believe.  Don’t be so caught up on trying to rationalize the spiritual within the realms of the natural, that you miss out on the revelation of the heavenly.

Receive the blessing that only comes by faith.