IF ANY OF YOU are in public school like me, you are bound to face the concept of the origin of the world. My current unit in Biology is on evolution. For those who don’t know, evolution is the process by which all species develop from earlier forms of life (according to scientists). It can be hard to stand strong in your faith while facing all the adversities that come from this theory. How do we overcome this as young Christians?

In Biology class the other day, my teacher decided to show us a video. It was the History of the World in 2 Hours. In this video scientists explained their theory from the Big Bang to now. It was an interesting video, but obviously false. First off, a Big Bang did not create our universe; an awesome God did (Genesis 1:1). Secondly, we did not evolve from animals, God created man. He even created us in His own image (Genesis 1:27).

A common phrase in the video was “lucky for us.”

Lucky for us— the earth is placed in the perfect position to sustain life.  Lucky for us— we developed opposable thumbs to grab objects. And the list goes on and on.

This did not happen by chance! We have an amazing Creator who loved us so much that He sent His Son to die on the cross (John 3:16). That to me is the only explanation for the “history of the world.” But even though some are too stubborn to believe this truth, I do not fret. As it says in Philippians 2:10-11 “… so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

Lucky for us!

Josh Sanders