What is the first time that you can remember praying? Something that is now very interesting to me, when looking back on my childhood, is that before going to church and before giving my life to Jesus, I used to pray.
I remember walking through the woods, walking through fields, and talking to God. I was ignorant to who God was, but you could not have convinced me that He didn’t exist. I am not unique in this experience, in fact, I believe that long before we come to faith in God, He speaks to us.
The apostle Paul says in Romans 1:19-20
…that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. 20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.
Two lights that God gave every person so we could know He exists is the conscience and the created world. Paul says that because God gave us these, we will never be able to offer an excuse for not believing.
Before Jesus, God gave every person two lights. Then He gave us Jesus, the greatest light of all, but that did not help disbelief. John 3:19 says,
…Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.
Today, the conscience can be easily dismissed. You can find many who will tell you that the conscience does not even exist, that it is wrong to deny yourself of whatever you want, and that you are a good person. Nature, too, can be reasoned away in the name of science, and again, you can find many people to support this. Despite the insurmountable evidence of His existence, it is frequently argued that Jesus never existed. The scripture says that people snuff out these lights from God because their deeds are evil.
As we continue to study Matthew’s first-hand, eye-witness account of the ministry of Jesus, it is important to realize that we are all quickly approaching the day and time that we will come before God. On that day, no excuse will be accepted for unbelief. God bless you all, my wonderful family!
Wes LeFlore (918) 607-8489 – huskerwes1@gmail.com
