NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — There once was an auto parts store. It was new, clean and very well stocked. A Big Bang occurred, and parts flew everywhere; oil, transmission fluid, grease and windshield wiper fluid made a “soup.” Parts fell into the “soup” and sloshed around for many years. Soon parts came together, a piece or two at a time, and over the years they became bigger and more complex. As time passed they developed headlights, then turn signals.
Their instincts told them they needed something to wipe off the rain and grew windshield wipers.
Then different autos, colors and shapes, evolved out of the “soup” mix; pickup trucks, semi’s, SUVs.
Now, nothing owned the store, nothing stocked the store, nothing was in charge, it just happened.
This is a stupid story, but it is not as stupid as to think that the earth and all that is in it just appeared out of a “soup” with no creator, no designer. Can’t happen! Every structure in the world has a designer, creator.
Even a hut in the jungle has a designer, builder. When we carry this out to the logical conclusion, nothing comes from nothing.
Every kind of flower, plant,everything was designed for a specific purpose and use. Every person on this planet is valuable because of our creator. You have to know that there was a designer, creator involved in everything made. There is NO WAY all of this just happened. People and humans are wonderfully put together with care, love and planning. We were all made by a designer, creator who is our God.
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1).
PHYLLIS FARISH / Bella Vista
Opinion, Pages 5 on 09/19/2011