There are those who think they have made wonderful discoveries in science. They quote the opinions of learned people as though they considered them infallible, and teach the deductions of science as truths that cannot be controverted. And the Word of God, which is given as a lamp to the feet of the world-weary traveler, is judged by this standard, and pronounced wanting. The scientific research in which these individuals have indulged has proved a snare to them. It has clouded their minds, and they have drifted into skepticism. They have a consciousness of power, and instead of looking to the Source of all wisdom, they triumph in the smattering of knowledge they may have gained. They have exalted their human wisdom in opposition to the wisdom of the great and mighty God and have dared to enter into controversy with Him. The Word of Inspiration pronounces these persons “fools.”

God has permitted a flood of light to be poured upon the world in discoveries in science and art, but when professed scientists lecture and write upon these subjects from a merely human standpoint, they will assuredly come to wrong conclusions. The greatest minds, if not guided by the Word of God in their research, become bewildered in their attempts to investigate the relations of science and revelation. The Creator and His works are beyond their comprehension; and because they cannot explain these by natural laws, Bible history is considered unreliable. Those who doubt the reliability of the records of the Old and New Testaments will be led to go a step farther and doubt the existence of God, and then, having let go their anchor, they are left to beat about upon the rocks of infidelity. Moses wrote under the guidance of the Spirit of God, and a correct theory of geology will never claim discoveries that cannot be reconciled with his statements. The idea that many stumble over, that God did not create matter when He brought the world into existence, limits the power of the Holy One of Israel.

Many, when they find themselves incapable of measuring the Creator and His works by their own imperfect knowledge in science, doubt the existence of God and attribute infinite power to nature…. The Bible is not to be tested by human ideas of science, but science is to be brought to the test of this unerring standard.—Signs of the Times, March 13, 1884.
From the Heart p.155
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Prayer Requests
—-Please pray for twins who were born at 28 weeks. The girl has a brain bleed and is not doing well. Dwayne
—-Please pray for me. I am having nightmares. Martha
—-Have a concussion and vertigo need prayers please. Tiffany
—-Requesting intercession prayer for Shannon he is recovering from triple bypass heart surgery. BL
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Dear Friends,

Some years ago, we were planning on going to Esther’s house in another part of the state. When we were not able to go on Wednesday evening as we had planned, Ronnie Jay decided to go out to Colorado and Wyoming to check the job market on Thursday and Friday and end up at her house late Friday afternoon. It seemed like a good opportunity to find a job in an area more suited to his hobby of wildlife photography.

Thursday came and Ronnie Jay did not get up early like he had planned. Before he realized it, the morning was almost over. Then the dentist’s office called and said that there was a cancellation and asked if he would like to take the three o’clock appointment. He said that he would. He decided that it was so late that he would postpone his trip and ride with us when we went to Esther’s on Friday.

While at her house, Ronnie Jay checked the news and learned that Colorado had a tornado and Wyoming was hit with severe winter weather that caused many accidents. On the way home, he began to realize that the One Who knows the future had worked out circumstances so he would not be in those very areas hit by the storms. Now he understood why he had lazed away Thursday morning and took the dentist’s appointment without considering that it would mean a change in his plans. How very thankful he was.

God’s Holy Word is full of examples of His Guiding Hand in the lives of His followers. One such example is Joseph. When sold by his brothers to some Ishmaelite traders, he did not understand God’s plan for his life. It seemed to him that he would soon die as a slave in some foreign land, yet God had great plans for this young man. Years later, as he looked back upon what had seemed to be such a tragedy, he realized the purpose of the trials in his life. “And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life. For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest. And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.” Gen 45:4-8

So it is with us. How often our Loving Heavenly Father changes our plans and directs our path to lead us in the way we should go. Sometimes those changes are to keep us from harm: other times plans change to keep us from making a big mistake in the direction our life would take. He promises, “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.” Ps 32:8 Even though our life may be full of troubles as was Joseph’s, if we determine to serve God faithfully as did he, there will come a time when we, too, can look back over our life and see God’s great plan. “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Prov 3:5, 6

May we trust ourselves completely to the One Who bids us, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Matt 11:28-30

Rose

Source: https://rosesdevotional.org/science-and-revelation.html