Explain How the Universe Got Started

It always seemed very logical to me to believe in God; how else can you explain how the universe got started? Why do some people refuse to believe in God, in spite of the evidence?

People who deny that God exists may give several reasons for their unbelief. For example, they may say they reject God because they can’t understand why He doesn’t do something about all the evil in the world. Or they may say they’re turned off by the hypocrisy of Christians they’ve known.

But the real reason most deny God’s existence can be summarized in one word: pride. They want to run their own lives, and they don’t want anyone, especially God, to interfere with the way they’re living. They want to be in control of everything they do, and they know that if they were to believe in God, they’d have to change their lifestyle. Instead of living by their own list of what’s right and wrong, they’d have to take seriously God’s moral standards.

To live without God, however, is to live without hope for His presence with us right now, and hope for eternity. Instead of knowing that God has put us here for a purpose, they end up living without any ultimate meaning in life. No wonder the Psalmist declared, “The fool says in his heart, ‘there is no God’ ” (Psalm 14:1).

Know this, God does exist! And God does demand our respect. He has told us that greatness is not achieved through power, money, and success. All the things that make us prideful. It is achieved through humility. It is one of the greatest paradoxes of our world. To fully understand it, you must believe it in faith. It is absolutely true. Pride leads to destruction, but humility leads to glory. Proverbs 15:33 says, “The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom, and humility comes before honor.”

If you need help understanding how this paradox works, just think about the life of Christ. He is clearly the most influential human that has ever lived. Two thousand years after He came, people are still gathering to worship Him. How did He achieve this position? Did He come as a powerful king? No, He was born in a manger and lived His entire life in poverty. He worked as a humble carpenter. 

Well then, surely He was a beautiful & attractive leader. No, Isaiah said that He had no beauty and that we should desire Him.

Ok, He must have achieved His success by foolishly demeaning His opponents. That’s how we find success in our world today. But that’s not how Jesus did it. He never played the fool. Instead, He faithfully entrusted His soul to God. First Peter says that when He was reviled, He did not revile in return. When He suffered, He did not threaten. He was perfectly humble. And because of that humility, God exalted Him to the highest place so that at the name of Jesus, every knee shall bow and every tongue confesses that Jesus Christ is the LORD! This is the brilliant wisdom of God. He uses the weak things of the world to shame the strong. Ask yourself this question. Am I still holding on to control? That is foolishness. If God has revealed a foolish area in your heart don’t ignore it. Have the courage to repent. Maybe you need to apologize to someone.

Or, maybe you need to do what Proverbs 30:32 says, “if you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil, put your hand on your mouth.” Sometimes you just need to close your mouth so you can listen to God. Yes, it might make you look weak, but

that’s the point! Humility is never easy, and that is why we reject it so strongly. But it’s exactly what your heart needs. Humble yourself before the Lord. Proverbs 11:2 says, “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.”