{"id":3024,"date":"2020-02-27T21:41:44","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T05:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gii-usa.org\/lax\/?p=3024"},"modified":"2020-02-27T21:44:35","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T05:44:35","slug":"the-universe-tells-a-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gii-usa.org\/lax\/the-universe-tells-a-story\/","title":{"rendered":"The Universe Tells a Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many things stay as a mystery under the sun.&nbsp; It seems like the universe is telling a story to humans.&nbsp; Stories that require us to be responsive and wise in thinking and valuing life.&nbsp; The Corona virus outbreaks is also a story excerpt that was told by the universe even though the ending remained as a mystery.<\/p>\n<p>Psalm 19: 1 explains how the universe is telling stories.&nbsp; The story is very full of secrets and mysteries that only a few humans are able to dive into.&nbsp; &#8220;The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims His handiwork.&#8221;&nbsp; It can be clearly stated that the universe is telling a story about the will and content of the heart of God the creator.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed everything under the sun is vain, says the book of Ecclesiastes.&nbsp; But what happens under the sun are the episodes of a story that tells of the sovereignty, the power and the will of God that is directly related to the journey of the history of life in the universe.&nbsp; The flood event in the days of Noah was one episode, so many plagues in Egypt at the time of Moses were another episode.&nbsp; What did the universe say when God&#8217;s Only Begotten Son was crucified?&nbsp; Didn&#8217;t an earthquake occur, the curtain of the temple was split, the darkness covered the area?&nbsp; Towards this universe destroyed by the hand of God the creator, the universe also knits millions of episodes before this terrible event occurred.&nbsp; If heaven tells of God&#8217;s glory, it also tells of God&#8217;s wrath.&nbsp; When the horizon declares the deeds of God&#8217;s hands, it also tells the story of God&#8217;s remorse towards human disloyalty.<\/p>\n<p>We hold the most important key from the beginning and end of the episodes of a life which has been planned and designed by God.&nbsp; How important it is for us to be wise in translating stories told by the universe.<\/p>\n<p>Pastor Emil A. 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