Thessalonians 5:18 ‘In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.’
DAILY READING; – John 6:60-71; 1 Chronicles 25-26; Zechariah 11.
Charles Darwin is known as the architect of the theory of evolution by natural selection, which contradicts the Biblical account of creation.
Interestingly, in his youth, Charles Darwin was a Christian who attended an Anglican school with the aim of becoming a church pastor or vicar and had a university degree in divinity.
However, his life changed in 1831 when Darwin was offered a position as a naturalist on a British Royal Navy survey ship. During the voyage he compiled data from nature that led to his own theory of evolution and made him criticize the Bible’s account.
Darwin continued to backslide in his faith and was accused of incest when in 1839 he married his first cousin named Emma Wedgwood. Darwin’s marriage to his first cousin produced ten interbred children of whom three died before age 10 and others suffered various health challenges.
Darwin continued to lose his faith, until around 1849 when he finally stopped attending Church.
In 1851, when his favorite daughter at age 10, died from fever, Darwin was devastated.
At that point he refuted his belief in God and began to spread his theory of evolution that attacked the authority of God’s Word in Genesis.
One immediate effect of Darwin’s rejection of the Bible was his loss of joy. He worried constantly, fretted about everything and suffered from anxiety.
He was a man of chronically bad health who struggled with a long list of afflictions, including heart palpitations, stomachaches and headaches. It seemed that the more he railed against God, the more his life was laden with problems and troubles until his death in 1882.
Darwin’s life shows that a person cannot go against God and have peace.
As believers, we should place our lives and times in God’s hands, and determine that His Word will always be our final authority.
No matter what happens we trust in Him and refuse to lose hope or give up our faith.
It is not the greatness of a challenge that defeats a man but his attitude towards it. Those who become offended towards God and complain, only complicate their matter.
Numbers 11:1 says the Israelites “complained about their hardships and when God heard it his anger was aroused.” As a result, He destroyed some of the people.
Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 10:9-10 ‘Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.’
Seeing that murmuring or complaining can be destructive, let us therefore make the conscious choice to avoid it and rather always judge God faithful in every situation. The eternal truth is that God is always good.
Whatever we may have lost at any point in time, God is the reason why we did not lose everything. And as long as we remain grateful and thankful, it is only a matter of time before God gives us total recovery and complete victory.
Gratitude—not grumbling, is what motivates God to work on our behalf.
Praise is what triggers the intervention of the Omnipotent God in our affairs.
Therefore today, no matter what challenges you may face, always resist the temptation to complain and in everything keep giving thanks to God.
Maintain your joy because the joy of the Lord is the source of your strength to overcome every trial and have the victory at last.
PRAYER; Lord, I thank You for I know my life and my times are firmly in Your hands and You are in perfect control of my destiny. Thank You for working everything together for my good in Jesus Name.
QUOTE;
When God is on your side anything is possible. WORDBITE 222
Shalom!
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