FROM THE MIND OF GOD

READING: ROMANS 2:1-8

Verse 3: “For what if some did not believe? Will their unbelief make the faithfulness of God without effect?”

There is a philosophical question that is supposed to be unanswerable. The question is “If a tree falls in the forest and no one documents the occurrence, is a noise still made?” Philosophy can’t answer that question, but God’s created order can. Whether someone verifies the sound or not, the Lord’s order is consistent and there will be a sound. The natural order that He has established does not need human confirmation to verify that it exists. Unless altered by the hand of God, it will always prevail. However, human beliefs do affect works which are established by people. For example, if enough people oppose or express distrust in the stock market, it will fail. Contrary to that kind of uncertainty, it is assuring to know that God’s order is not influenced by the beliefs of people. For instance, no matter how convinced a person may become that gravity no longer applies, that person will never fall up. There is good reason to be grateful as today’s verse guarantees that God’s faithfulness will forever hold dominion over human beliefs. That’s a thought – about God’s Word.

RESPONSE

1. When God does alter His order, what is the usual reason?

2. What is the best way for people to exercise their beliefs?