SOUTHSIDE CHURCH OF CHRIST

Are We Thankful for the One We Know?, Sunday, 3 December 2000

Dec 04, 2000

Andy Koonce

As we look over a valley during the fall and see all the different shades of oranges, purples, reds, and browns; or when we work outside on a hot August summer afternoon and feel a refreshing cool breeze; or when we sit around a campfire and look up at the sky to only be taking over by how many stars there are; or by walking threw a forest and coming upon a stream that is crystal clear; do we realize that we know God? All of these situations are evidences that we know God. We can look to his creation and know Him. We read in Acts 17:24 and Ps. 19:1 that God is known to man by His creation and handiwork. Our own bodies can also aid us in knowing God. Our bodies work in a systematical harmonious way. Our body has over 60,000 miles of blood vessels. An average human thighbone is stronger than concrete. And the average human heart will beat 3000 million times in its lifetime and pump 48 million gallons of blood. Our wonderful complex bodies and the beautiful world that surrounds us are evidences of a great and powerful God. AND WE KNOW HIM! We have a relationship with the Creator of earth and our bodies. What a glorious thought it is, that we, the creation, can know our Creator.

This article was composed by my good friend, Andy Koonce who attends both the Trader's Point church of Christ and the Lafayette church of Christ. He is a good servant of Christ and I commend his article to you.