THE CREATOR CAN ADD MEANING TO YOUR LIFE

"Let them praise the name of Jehovah; for he himself commanded, and they were created." -Psalm 148:5.



"HAVE  you not come to know?"  That may sound like a leading question, moving many to respond, 'Come to know what?'  But  it is a serious question.  And we can best appreciate  the answer by noting its setting -the 40th chapter of the Bible book of Isaiah.  An ancient Hebrew, Isaiah, wrote it, so the question is an old one.  Yet, it is also very modern, relating to the core meaning of your life.

Being that important, the question at Isaiah 40:28 merits our serious attention:  "Have you not come to know or have you not heard? Jehovah the Creator of the extremities of the earth, is a God to time indefinite."  So the 'coming to know' involved earth's Creator, and the context shows that more that the earth is included.  Two verses earlier Isaiah wrote about the stars: "Raise your eyes high and see.  Who has created these things? It is the One who is bringing forth the army of them even by number . . .Due to the abundance of dynamic energy, he also being vigorous in power, not one of them is missing."

 Yes, the question "Have you not come to know? " Is actually about the Creator of our universe.  You personally may be convinced that Jehovah God is "the Creator of the extremities of the earth."  You also may know much about his personality and his ways.  But what if you meet a man or a woman who doubts   that there is a Creator and clearly does not know what he is like?  Such an encounter should not be surprise because there are millions upon millions who do not know of or believe in the Creator. -Psalm 14:1;  53:1.

Schools turn out many skeptics who feel that science has (or will find) answers   to questions about the origin of the universe  and life.  In the Origin of Life (original French title: Aux Origines de la Vie) authors Hagene and Lenay note: "The origin of life is still debated at the beginning of the twenty-first century.  This problem, so difficult to resolve, requires investigations in all fields, from the immensity of space to the infinite smallness of matter."  Still, the last chapter,  "The Question Remains Alive," admits: "We have explored some scientific answers to the question, How did life on earth appear?   (Jehovah God, that is who) But why did life appear?  (Jehovah wanted it to) Does life have a goal? (Yes, it is up to God on that level  to show you the way) These questions science cannot answer. (you got that right)  It merely searches for the 'how' of things.  'How' and 'why' are two completely different questions. . . .As to the question of 'why,' philosophy, religion and - above all - each one of us must find the answer."

Next time: Finding Answers and Meaning

The Watchtower, 1999