July 13, 2018
Romans 1
God's Existence and the Mice Story
The apostle Paul states that every human being knows in their heart of hearts that God exists. The existence of God is self evident to every person on the planet. But if that is the case, why is there so much unbelief? The answer is because in our pride we believe we can run our lives better than God can. We don't want God to exist and tell us how to live and act. So even though we see the evidence of his existence, we willfully turn away and deny the truth.
It reminds me of a story about a community of mice who lived all their lives in a large piano. To them in their piano world came the music of the instrument, filling all the dark spaces with sound and harmony. At first the mice were impressed by it. They drew comfort and wonder from the thought that there was someone who made the music - though invisible to them - above, yet close to them. They loved to think of the Great Player who they could not see. To this Great Player they gave their worship and reverence.
Then one day a daring mouse climbed up part of the piano and returned very thoughtfully. He had found out how the music was made. Wires were the secret; tightly stretched wires of graduated lengths, which trembled and vibrated. At once he demanded that all of the old beliefs had to be revised. This mouse went on to receive a science degree, write a book and eventually became a university professor. The whole piano culture started to change rapidly and before you knew it, all but a few old fashioned conservatives still believed in the Unseen Player.
Later, another explorer carried the explanation further. Hammers were now the secret, numbers of hammers dancing and leaping on the wires. This was a more complicated theory, but it all went to show that they lived in a purely mechanical and mathematical world.
Soon the belief of an Unseen Player came to be thought of as a myth. But the music continued to play.
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