Living Proof of God
Witnessing the glory of God in the universe enkindles firm conviction in an individual. The existence of the created realm provides ample evidence of the existence, power and greatness of the Creator who brought this realm into being.
The universe is the mirror of God’s attributes. Here, God’s attributes are reflected through His innumerable creatures. The existence of the created realm provides ample evidence of the existence, power and greatness of the Creator who brought this realm into being. If your sensitivity is alive, you can find God all around you. You can see God everywhere. God’s universe will then become for you living proof of God. The various forms and activities of living beings clearly announce that the Creator of this universe is a living, not a lifeless, Being. When the sun appears in the morning and things covered by night’s darkness become visible again, it seems as if God has opened His eyes and sees the whole cosmos through His eyes. When a river rushes ahead, tumbling down from the mountains, it loudly declares that the Creator of this universe is a living, active Being. When a tiger pounces upon and grabs its prey and brings it under its control, it announces, as it were, that its Creator is a Being who has everything under His control. The incredible expansiveness of space tells us that the Creator is an Unlimited Being.
Witnessing the existence and glory of God in His universe enkindles an individual faith in Him. At the same time, it makes him face questions of enormous, existential import. If God is, then why does He not directly reveal Himself in this universe? Why do evil and suffering exist? Evil is rampant in this world. Oppression is rife. People are constantly at each other’s throats. All of this happens day in and day out in God’s world. So, why doesn’t God stop the oppressors or stand up for the oppressed?
The answers to these questions can be understood only when you understand God’s creation plan, the Creator’s scheme for His creatures. This world is a temporary one. Life here is short-lived. We are here in this world to be tested. This world is a field, as it were, where different plants have been given a chance to grow to see which of these will turn into fine trees and which into weeds. After this, the fine trees will be provided many good opportunities to flourish, while the weeds and thorny bushes will be uprooted.
