Water of life found on Mars
"Water of life
found on Mars!" So read a newspaper
headline. But water is not life. Although the simplest
living cell is largely water it requires about 2000 highly organised
chemical pathways in order to function. By definition such
complex systems must be the product of intelligence.
Space probes may discover water and
chemicals like those found on earth, but if the Source of all
the information displayed throughout the universe has not chosen
to put life on the stars then this hi-tech earth that teams with
life is unique. This is strongly implied by Scripture using
hundreds of words to describe the creation of the earth and then
briefly saying, "He made the stars also." [
Genesis 1:16 ]
All the earth's eco
systems shout to us that God made our earth to be inhabited. [
Isaiah 45:18 ] And He made the stars so that we might
enjoy the beauty of the night sky and navigate the globe by observing
the distinctive star patterns. Many birds also have these
patterns written onto their genetic code which shows that God
made the stars and the birds!
Some scientists trust
the laws of nature without realising that these, like the Bible,
lead us to a non-material source of information. It was
in fact their obedience to God's laws that landed the probes on
Mars at exactly the times they predicted! Sadly their refusal
to believe in a Creator has led to the pathetic hope that extraterrestrial
beings could save the human race, hence the popularity of science
fiction.
Happily we rely
not on science fiction but upon solid fact. The Creator
has visited Earth to be our Saviour. He has died for our
sins, conquered the grave and opened the door to Paradise .
He now offers us the water of eternal life which will satisfy
our inner thirst for the meaning of life. [
John 4:14 ]
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