All things denote there is a God

A traveler, walking along a forest path, comes across an intricately woven tapestry lying on the ground.  After much effort, the traveler determines how the pattern was woven.  Is it possible for that traveler to focus entirely on the tapestry without ever once wondering about the one who created it?

We are that traveler.  God gives evidence of His existence through the beauty we see around us every day.

Some have suggested that mankind invented the concept of God to help explain the world.  If that were true, then as scientific knowledge increases, we might expect the world to outgrow its need for belief in God.

That has not happened.  For example, the concept of DNA unravels many mysteries about life.  But instead of making a belief in God unnecessary, it only deepens our appreciation for His handiwork.  As Francis Bacon  remarked:  "A little philosophy inclineth a man's mind to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's mind back to religion."

We read in the Old Testament that the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness for forty years.  Those born during that time might not have realized that food, in the form of manna, does not usually fall from the sky at night.  Even though it was a common occurrence for them, 

it was also a miracle.

There are miracles around us, as common as manna to the children of Israel, that testify of the reality of God.  We see these miracles in flowers, in rain, in the night sky, and in the eyes of a baby.

As an ancient prophet observed:  "All things denote there is a God, . . . the earth, . . . all things that are upon the face of it, . . . and its motion, . . . and also all the planets which move in their regular form do witness that there is a Supreme Creator."