Turn My White Shirt Blue
Comments (0) “He answered, ‘A wicked and adulterous generation asks
for a miraculous sign!” Matthew 12:39 (NIV)
I well remember a time long ago when I was working for an electronics firm. I met a particular man who always dressed crisply and without a wrinkle in his shirt. He wore the standard white shirt of the day with a tie around the neck. His small moustache was trimmed perfectly. He was a fine employee for the company.
This particular day I had spoken of the Lord to him and his response to me was surprising. He quickly made it known that he did not believe in God. I asked what would convince him that God existed and was interested in him. His response was, “The day God turns my white shirt blue, I will believe in Him.”
While I was still a new Christian at the time with much to learn, I did know that his challenge to God was one that the Creator would not take up. God does not have to prove Himself to anyone. If we have eyes with which to see the beauties of creation, if we have ears to hear the carols of the song birds, if we can string two or more thoughts together, then we have all it takes to recognize that the world around us says much about the God who fashioned it.
Watching a common North American red tailed hawk soar in the sky is a wonderful tribute to God. Those birds could not say one word about the laws of aerodynamics and how to fly but nevertheless they use those laws to circle and circle a field looking for prey.
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