Heavenly Hope, Part 1

Life as a creationist can be very exciting.  It is wonderful to see new scientific discoveries that line up well with the account of creation and the flood in Genesis.  It’s great to see how much more sense we can make of things scientists have previously discovered when we look at them in the light of the Scriptures.  Better yet is the impact our creationist assumptions have beyond science in society.  But, as encouraging as all those things are, they are not the best or even the most exciting part of believing in creation.  The best part of being a creationist and standing on the authority of God’s Word is the hope we have through the creation message.  This is not some false assurance that everything will be alright, but hope that sticks around, no matter what happens.  I think that the best way to show the hope that we have because of our belief in creation is to see first how hopeless life is without creation.

Take a look at the life of Charles Darwin, whom many think of as the father of evolution. Charles Darwin was born in 1809, the fifth of six children.  When he was only eight years old, his mother died and his father sent Darwin’s brother, Erasmus, to a boarding school nearby.  The next year, Charles was sent to that same boarding school.  Think about what life would be like for poor little nine year old Charles Darwin.  His mother is gone, his father doesn’t want him, he is in a new place without anyone who loves him besides an older brother, and he doesn’t even have his three older sisters around to give him the bit of mothering they did the year before.  There is more to the sad story of Charles Darwin’s life, as well as a very important lesson we can learn from it, so be sure to look for part two of this clue series next week.