Does God exist, and has He left a hidden message for man? ARTICLE: Two physicists are analyzing Cosmic Microwave Background in space, seeking to answer “what the medium and message might be IF there was actually a message.” While they don’t subscribe to Intelligent Design, they suppose “the CMB would make the perfect billboard on which to leave a message that would be visible to all technological civilizations in the universe.”
Has a Creator encoded a message of proof in His creation?
Psalm 19 answers this precise question and provides an even more astonishing truth.
Psalm 19:1-4 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
The Creator God has revealed Himself, declared His glory, and shown His handywork in the heavens, but this divine message isn’t encrypted in mathematical codes, nor is it restricted to those with cutting edge technology to observe it or with elite education to understand it. You see, man needs not probe the dark recesses of outer space to imagine enigmatic media nor devise algorithms to conjure obscure messages from the Creator. Rather the Creator’s message in the heavens clearly reveals Himself every day, to all languages, to every place, and to all time – to the extent that He declares man to be without excuse (Psalm 97:6; Romans 1:18-20).
Is the Creator’s message difficult to ascertain?
To identify this (hypothetical) message from the (hypothetical) Creator, the aforementioned scientists translate temperature variations of the CMB into a binary bitstream and then attempt to decipher a message from the patterns of 1s and 0s.
This story is emblematic of man’s skeptical views of God and His message – skeptical of God’s existence but convinced that (if He exists) He communicates in cryptic ways. Both reveal a debilitating lack of faith. For it is by faith that we believe God framed the worlds (Hebrews 11:3; Psalm 33:6; Jeremiah 10:11-12), incidentally by His word.
But Psalm 19 continues to explain that God speaks not only generally through His creation but also specially through human language, preserved in the Bible.
Psalm 19:7-9 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
Beyond His demonstration in creation, God gives revelation in Scripture. This message is not simply informative but transformative in nature. Consider the incredible power of God’s message to mankind: it converts the soul, imparts wisdom, rejoices the heart, enlightens the eyes, and endures forever. Mankind, in straining to find some obscure message, overlooks God’s accessible, clear, and powerful message.
Conclusion:
Skeptic, God is demonstrative and communicative. Rejoice that He has not left you scouring the galaxy for an obscure message from Him. He has clearly revealed Himself in His creation and in His Word. Receiving His most detailed and candid message about all that science cannot answer requires only two things (not a doctorate in science and high-tech equipment, but) a common Bible and a believing heart. Pick up a Bible and read it.
Believer, if lost man will labor and strive in attempt to discover a cryptic message from a God he doubts exist, how much more should you diligently & faithfully read, study, and love the clear and rich message from the God in whom you claim to believe. Pick up your Bible and read it.