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 just 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 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 than the earth is included. Two verses earlier Isaiah wrote about the stars: "Raise your eyes high up 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 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 may skeptics who feel that science has (or will find) answers to questions about the origin of the universe and life.  In The Origins 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?  But why did life appear? Does life have a goal? These questions science cannot answer. 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

From the Watchtower magazine, 1999