Even Albert Einstein was Wrong

     In the early 1700’s when astronomers were making advances in building to study the skies, stars and planets, they operated on the theory that only six planets existed; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Then, in 1781, the Herschels, a British brother/sister astronomer team, discovered a seventh planet, Uranus. They viewed the new planet through a telescope they built themselves. 
     The discovery vaulted them into fame since a new planet had not been discovered since ancient times. Astronomy reached deeper into the skies with telescopes built to probe the universe and into the early 20th century much remained to be found. Scientists thought only one galaxy and one milky way existed; Ours.
   

Even the brilliant Albert Einstein declared in a 1917 paper on cosmology, “The universe is finite.” Then decades later with the space launch of the Hubble Telescope in 1990, the presence of galaxies stunned the world with awe and majesty compliments of Hubble's photos. 
     Even with the touted Big Bang Theory in 1927 and the massive constellations still coming to light, God’s artistry cannot be relegated to an accident of the universe. The Universe is too exquisite. Too complex. And too vast to be an accident. I take the creation story literally. Not only the creation of animals, trees, oceans, and skies but human beings when God creates new life in the womb. Psalm 139:13 “For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb.”  Without much science, the ancients knew where life began and that God created the earth, moon, stars, skies, fresh water and everything else.

     In my opinion, I think it takes more faith to accept the “big bang theory,” than to look at the perfection and majesty of the universe and credit it to God’s Intelligent Design, His masterpieces. Looking into starry skies while standing on a desert or sitting on the beach watching falling stars, it’s an opportunity to think about our smallness and God’s vastness. It's a good piece of introspection to remind ourselves to honor God's opinions more than ours. As scientists look outward for discoveries-which I do appreciate-we must search our own hearts and welcome the Lord’s Presence and wisdom into the very small universe of our lives. 

     Some may think that I am simplistic or naïve yet Genesis is, in my opinion, more coherent than saying the universe is 13.8 billion years old. How is that measured?
     God has repeatedly proven Himself to me with His generous love, His sovereignty, trustworthiness, and rescuing me in all kinds of crises and problems. It makes more sense to me to trust Him with His track record than to trust a scientist with information that cannot be validated.
     If the brilliant Albert Einstein was wrong, then I’ve decided it’s wiser for me to trust the Creator of the Universe.
“He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.” Psalm 147:4
 “Only in the darkness can you see the stars.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.