SIGNS OF GOD

The creations themselves bear witness to their Creator. To those with the vision to perceive, every sight prompts the declaration, “Surely, this is made by God. No one else can create it.”

On the 7th of September 1984, I stood in front of a tree in a mountainous area of Africa. This tree was new to me; I had never seen such a tree before.

The tree seemed to be a sign of God in its entirety. Everything about it struck me as extraordinary: its delicate flower, its carved fruit, and the mathematically crafted leaves all cried out that they had not come into existence by themselves but that a Creator had made them. Every tree in this world is a testament to God’s craftsmanship. However, this particular tree made a special impression on me since it was the first time I had encountered it.

As I looked at this strange and beautiful tree in Africa, I spontaneously exclaimed, “It seems that for everything God has created in this world, He has inscribed: ‘Made by God.’”

God has inscribed this on His creations and then concealed Himself from people’s sight so that they might recognise the Creator through the creation and, despite the unseen, perceive God’s presence in this world.

An expert in machines can look at a machine and say, “This machine was made in Russia, or it was made in America, Britain, or Japan.” The same is true for everything in the universe. We are in a world filled with countless natural machines, each continuously performing its function. Although there is no visible label indicating who made these “machines,” their extraordinary design and incomprehensibly excellent performance serve as their declaration of origin. The creations themselves reveal their Creator.

Nothing in the universe has words inscribed on it stating who made it. However, in a meaningful sense, each one bears such an inscription. If one has the sight to see, one will proclaim upon observing anything, “Surely, this is made by God. No one else can create it.”