Danny Fourie

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.  Psalm 19:1

How do you prove that God exists? Or does not exist? Someone once said in a speech claiming that God does not exist and that he could prove it: “If there is a God, he can kill me. I give him two minutes.” Dramatically, the man watched his watch and then when after two minutes nothing happened, he concluded: “You see, there is no God.” That made a woman shout from the audience: “He still likes you too much!"  (2 Peter 3:9)

The comment of the woman indicated that the man in principle could not prove anything. There was more than one explanation for the fact that the man did not die. But it remains an important question: Does God exist or not?

I do believe that God exists. But like the guy above I can neither prove my faith as he can proof his disbelief. Is it stupid to believe in something that cannot be proved? No, because there are only a few things that one can prove. You cannot prove that the sun will rise tomorrow, yet we believe it will happen. You cannot prove that you love your wife, but it is true.

Is there something that can help us to believe that God exists? Someone said that if God exists, he would have to let his existence be observed. He would make himself known and look for ways to contact us.

The Bible says (1 Samuel 3:21) that God took the initiative to look for contact with people. The most obvious and clear way was when he came to us in his Son Jesus Christ. In Jesus, God made his home among us and he let us see who he is.

Prayer: Lord God, help me to look with new eyes at Jesus and eventually to see you. Amen.