There are many guesses to how life began. Some believe all life began by pure chance. To me, the study of the human brain and its origin doesn’t seem to square with the theory of evolution.

Scientists are discovering that the mind is far more than a network of chemical reactions. It baffles the experts on how our brain forms and is able to comprehend the physical aspects of the world and define reality around us. We create mathematical equations. We know and remember the difference of what is good and bad (morality). We are self-aware. We can be angry or sad, laugh or be shocked, love or hate. Such observations can only indicate that some kind of “force” or “intelligence” created the cosmos, the universe, the earth and ourselves. Furthermore, this “intelligence” must be personal and moral. The human brain is that observable reality that God was the designer and creator.

Another observable reality is that God created humans with longings. We physically long for food and water and a created world provides. We long emotionally for companionship. We long spiritually for a closer relationship with a higher being. In each of these cases, these longings are miraculously provided in the grand scheme of things. In the grand scheme of creation, a Higher Being created a world, other human beings, and God became man in order to have a personal relationship with us. God provides perfectly to meet every need of all creation. This, simply put, cannot be by chance, nor can it be a product of an impersonal “force”.

We must remember that faith in God, Christianity, a belief in the Creator of all things, is not just a theory, but a relationship. We are made right with this “moral force” through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. We are made right by faith in the death and resurrection of our Savior. We come to faith, not because of a rational decision of our mind, but through the power and testimony of God’s Word. All that we need in life is found in our relationship with God through Jesus Christ. Through the Bible, we are assured of the presence of Jesus. Our relationship with him is enough to prove his existence and satisfies the deepest longings of our innermost being.

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