A Truth

A Truth

Last eve I passed beside a blacksmith’s door,

And heard the anvil ring the vesper chime;

Then, looking in, I saw upon the floor

Old hammers, worn with beating years of time.

“How many anvils have you had,” said I,

“To wear and bater all these hammers so?”

“Just one,” said he, and then, with twinkling eye,

The anvil wears the hammers out, you know.”

And so, thought I, the anvil of God’s Word,

For ages skeptic blows have beat upon;

Yet, though the noise of falling blows was heard,

The anvil is unharmed - and hammers gone.

                                                                                               Anonymous
For me the poem rings true. Many people have throughout the centuries from ancient Roman emperors, to modern dictators, to communism and Atheist have come against the Bible and the teachings of God.
Some have predicted that Christianity would pass away. The thing is just the opposite has happened it’s opponents have passed on.
Today in the twenty-first century there are many who would deny God exists. They in my opinion are wrong.
Peter John Kreeft said,
“Atheism treats people cheaply. Also, it robs death of meaning, and if death has no meaning, how can life ultimately have meaning? Atheism cheapens everything it touches, look at the results of communism, the most powerful form of atheism on earth.
And in the end, when the atheist dies and encounters God instead of nothingness he had predicted he’ll recognize that atheism was a cheap answer because it refused the only thing that’s not cheap the God of infinite value”
                     Peter John Kreeft ph.d 
For me the evidence that there is a God who created everything is all around me, the universe from the largest galaxies to the smallest subatomic particles are in perfect harmony. The world we live in is in is positioned perfectly in space to allow life as we know it to exist. I cannot believe this is by chance.
Further more all men recognise there are moral absolutes a civilized society must live by in order to survive.
This is something that could not have simply happened randomly. It had to have been there from the beginning in man’s hart. If this were not so, those who did not share the common morals, especially if they were violent, would dominate and potentially have driven mankind to extinction before now.
All of this points to there being a God.
Ultimately however belief in God and Christ is an act of faith. The writer of Hebrews saying,
“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”
                                                                                                               Hebrews 11:6
Faith defined as,
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” 
                                                                                                                             Hebrews 11:1.
If I am wrong in my thinking I have lost nothing. I have simply lived a good life that for me has had purpose and meaning.
If I am right as I know I am, then those who would deny God and the truths in the Bible have a great deal to consider. For what they believe will determine their eternal resting place.
Please think about it.