“Much of what we accept as common knowledge violates common sense. The ability to evolve is a testament to God’s ingenuity, no doubt. But it doesn’t happen by default. If left to its own devices, everything in the universe moves toward disorder and decay. . . . It’s the second law of thermodynamics — any spontaneously occurring process leads to an escalation of entropy.”- Mark Batterson
As Mark Batterson moves on in Chapter 5 of A Million Little Miracles, he talks about the most complicated clock in the world. It’s found in Copenhagen. Jens Olsen’s World Clock consists of 15,448 parts. Above all, it took Jens two years to design the clock and another twelve years to build it.
Certainly, happenstance played no role in the design and assembly of the World Clock. Why, Mark asks? Because we recognize intelligent design when we see it. A clockmaker needed to create it. Thus, the clock needed intelligent design to work in perfect synchrony.
Therefore, Pastor Batterson wonders, what would we see if our spiritual eyes were opened? Yet, perception extends beyond our five senses. Mark observes:
“There is a reality that is more real than anything we can perceive with our five senses. It takes extrasensory perception, which is what the Spirit of God gives us. That is how we get words of knowledge and words of wisdom. That is how we hear in inaudible yet unmistakable voice 0f God — the still small voice of the Spirit. When we get a God’s-eye view, not only do we see a hundred universes, but we are also witness to a million little miracles.”
In conclusion, Mark cites Philip Yancey. Writing in Rumors of Another World, Yancy differentiates between two conversions. The first one involves discovering the supernatural world. Put another way, there is more to life than meets the eye. In addition, the second conversion centers on the discovery of the natural world. A process that requires what mystics refer to as the third eye.
Today’s question: How do you see the world as a testament to God’s ingenuity? Please share.
Tomorrow’s blog: “Singing songs of deliverance”