Gods Creation, 100 / evolution, 0 GOD HANGS THE EARTH ON NOTHING Long before telescopes, satellites, or space travel, a statement was written that still stands untouched by time. In Book of Job 26:7, we read that God “hangs the earth on nothing.” No pillars. No animals. No mythological supports. Suspended. Exactly as it truly is. At the same time, cultures around the world were offering very different explanations. Hindu traditions spoke of the earth resting on elephants standing on a giant turtle. Greek mythology described Atlas carrying the world on his shoulders. These weren’t just stories. They were the best attempts of human reasoning trying to explain the unknown. And they were wrong. But the Bible was not. Job didn’t have a telescope. He didn’t have modern science. Yet he recorded a truth that aligns with what we now observe in space. The earth is not sitting on anything. It is held in place by forces God established, exactly as Scripture declared thousands of years ago. This wasn’t a lucky guess. This wasn’t poetic accident. This was revelation. As Second Epistle of Peter 1:21 explains, men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. That is why the Bible stands apart. It doesn’t echo the errors of man. It speaks with authority because its source is not human imagination. The earth hangs on nothing because the One who created it holds it exactly where it belongs.

I am an Indian Hindu on whom Lord Jesus Christ bestowed His mercy and now I am in the process of healing. ✝️

Dear Father, Whenever I come across the Scripture where Jacob wrestled with a divine being and prevailed, I am amazed, and I leave thinking that he must have possessed some supernatural strength. There have been many interpretations as to whether it was Jesus incarnate or an angel whom he wrestled with, but the Scripture says, “Then he said, ‘Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed.’” This clarifies it for me. Although this is not the reason I write to You, I write because I have gained some clarity from this Scripture: wrestling with You does not necessarily imply that Jacob possessed supernatural power, and wrestling is not unique to Jacob’s life. The passage may seem far-fetched until we consider what it actually means to wrestle. The Scripture recounts, “Then he said, ‘Let me go, for the day has broken.’ But Jacob said, ‘I will not let You go unless You bless me.’” I would therefore like to infer that, wrestling with You can involve insisting on something different from Your will. And so, I think about the various ways we wrestle with You: through the choices we make that are misaligned with Your plan for us, our manner of living, our resistance to the assignment You have placed in our hands, or even our reluctance to develop the talents You have entrusted to us. The appalling difference is that Jacob wrestled with You for a good cause, and it resulted in a transformation. But what do we wrestle for? And what implications or transformation does our wrestling produce? Translations; Slide 1: English Slide 2: French Slide 3: Bengali Slide 4: Hindu Slide 5: Urdu Slide 6: Portuguese #LettertoGod #transformation #wrestlewithGod #willofGod #obedience

Dear Father, Whenever I come across the Scripture where Jacob wrestled with a divine being and prevailed, I am amazed, and I leave thinking that he must have possessed some supernatural strength. There have been many interpretations as to whether it was Jesus incarnate or an angel whom he wrestled with, but the Scripture says, “Then he said, ‘Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed.’” This clarifies it for me. Although this is not the reason I write to You, I write because I have gained some clarity from this Scripture: wrestling with You does not necessarily imply that Jacob possessed supernatural power, and wrestling is not unique to Jacob’s life. The passage may seem far-fetched until we consider what it actually means to wrestle. The Scripture recounts, “Then he said, ‘Let me go, for the day has broken.’ But Jacob said, ‘I will not let You go unless You bless me.’” I would therefore like to infer that, wrestling with You can involve insisting on something different from Your will. And so, I think about the various ways we wrestle with You: through the choices we make that are misaligned with Your plan for us, our manner of living, our resistance to the assignment You have placed in our hands, or even our reluctance to develop the talents You have entrusted to us. The appalling difference is that Jacob wrestled with You for a good cause, and it resulted in a transformation. But what do we wrestle for? And what implications or transformation does our wrestling produce? Translations; Slide 1: English Slide 2: French Slide 3: Bengali Slide 4: Hindu Slide 5: Urdu Slide 6: Portuguese #LettertoGod #transformation #wrestlewithGod #willofGod #obedience

Dear Father, In several places throughout Scripture that narrate the story of Samuel, Scripture recounts, “And the LORD said unto Samuel.” You spoke very often to him, and there was no question as to whether or not it was Your voice he heard. Except for his very first experience, when he went to Eli, thinking it was he who had called him. But Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth.” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. He had to go back, lie still, and listen again for Your voice. Would I, then, be correct to assume that everyone we look up to as spiritual giants today once walked in ignorance? The prophets whose words never fall to the ground, writers whose articles are both Kingdom related and globally recognized, teachers who rightly divide the word of truth, Kingdom financiers who once could not afford a meal, the list goes on. And like Samuel, perhaps one notable point that helps us build mastery from ignorance is the willingness to go back, lie still, and listen for Your voice. Perhaps one of mankind’s greatest challenges is stillness. The world is moving, and so are we. Who wants to remain in an atmosphere of prevailing silence, darkness, and what seems like nothingness? Yet, isn’t this often the very place where we find You? Isn't this where we are first taught how to build mastery? The world is moving, and so are we. But perhaps the greatest movement does not begin when we move, but when we lie still and listen for Your voice. Translations: Slide 1: English Slide 2: French Slide 3: Bengali Slide 4: Hindu Slide 5: Urdu Side 6: Portuguese #LettertoGod #mastery #voiceofGod #stillness #fellowship

Dear Father, In several places throughout Scripture that narrate the story of Samuel, Scripture recounts, “And the LORD said unto Samuel.” You spoke very often to him, and there was no question as to whether or not it was Your voice he heard. Except for his very first experience, when he went to Eli, thinking it was he who had called him. But Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth.” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. He had to go back, lie still, and listen again for Your voice. Would I, then, be correct to assume that everyone we look up to as spiritual giants today once walked in ignorance? The prophets whose words never fall to the ground, writers whose articles are both Kingdom related and globally recognized, teachers who rightly divide the word of truth, Kingdom financiers who once could not afford a meal, the list goes on. And like Samuel, perhaps one notable point that helps us build mastery from ignorance is the willingness to go back, lie still, and listen for Your voice. Perhaps one of mankind’s greatest challenges is stillness. The world is moving, and so are we. Who wants to remain in an atmosphere of prevailing silence, darkness, and what seems like nothingness? Yet, isn’t this often the very place where we find You? Isn't this where we are first taught how to build mastery? The world is moving, and so are we. But perhaps the greatest movement does not begin when we move, but when we lie still and listen for Your voice. Translations: Slide 1: English Slide 2: French Slide 3: Bengali Slide 4: Hindu Slide 5: Urdu Side 6: Portuguese #LettertoGod #mastery #voiceofGod #stillness #fellowship

Dear Father, Apostle Iren read a scripture in church yesterday, and I realized how rarely we even discuss it. It says, “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” After reading it, the first thing that may cross our minds is the desire that we prosper, but we do not often pay attention to the conjunction “even as,” translated from the Greek word kathōs, to mean “in the same way.” It does more than join the two ideas; it introduces a comparison between them and relates it to the prayer. Sadly, there seems to be any balance in the life of an average man that reflects the message of this scripture. If our approach and commitment to increasing our financial wealth and maintaining our physical health were equal, or nearly equal, to our commitment to spiritual growth, I wonder how balanced our prosperity would be. Perhaps this scripture admonishes us against the imbalance that exists when we prosper financially while lacking spiritually, because really, what is the gain if, in the end, we lose our soul? Herein lies the subtlety of humanity and prosperity: the pursuit is naturally geared towards the visible aspects of life, as though mortality is all there is to our composition. And although the prosperity of the soul may not be as visible, the prosperity of the whole largely depends on the prosperity of the soul. So I pondered the question: as much as I desire prosperity, at what rate is my soul itself prospering? Translations: Slide 1: English Slide 2: French Slide 3: Bengali Slide 4: Hindu Slide 5: Urdu Slide 6: Portuguese #LettertoGod #prosperity #thesoul #health #wealth

Dear Father, Apostle Iren read a scripture in church yesterday, and I realized how rarely we even discuss it. It says, “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” After reading it, the first thing that may cross our minds is the desire that we prosper, but we do not often pay attention to the conjunction “even as,” translated from the Greek word kathōs, to mean “in the same way.” It does more than join the two ideas; it introduces a comparison between them and relates it to the prayer. Sadly, there seems to be any balance in the life of an average man that reflects the message of this scripture. If our approach and commitment to increasing our financial wealth and maintaining our physical health were equal, or nearly equal, to our commitment to spiritual growth, I wonder how balanced our prosperity would be. Perhaps this scripture admonishes us against the imbalance that exists when we prosper financially while lacking spiritually, because really, what is the gain if, in the end, we lose our soul? Herein lies the subtlety of humanity and prosperity: the pursuit is naturally geared towards the visible aspects of life, as though mortality is all there is to our composition. And although the prosperity of the soul may not be as visible, the prosperity of the whole largely depends on the prosperity of the soul. So I pondered the question: as much as I desire prosperity, at what rate is my soul itself prospering? Translations: Slide 1: English Slide 2: French Slide 3: Bengali Slide 4: Hindu Slide 5: Urdu Slide 6: Portuguese #LettertoGod #prosperity #thesoul #health #wealth

Dear Father, Before Noah built the ark, You gave him precise instructions about its dimensions, materials, compartments, window, door, and covering. The Scripture records, “Noah did everything just as God commanded him.” So I thought: If Noah, for some reason, had not followed the exact specifications You gave him in building the ark and missed something very important, when faced with the tempestuous storm, would it have sunk? Perhaps if that had happened, there would be no humans in existence to discuss the disobedience that led to the destruction of humanity. Maybe describing it as disobedience is a stretch; perhaps partial obedience would be a better description. I am grateful that he did exactly as he was commanded, but what if he had not? Doesn’t this illustration reveal that how we go about an assignment is equally as important as completing it? When I ponder this, I become afraid of the inconsistency in our dealings with destiny. We may not be faced with dire consequences like where the survival of humanity hangs on the thread of one man’s obedience, but what would be the result if we consistently imposed our excuses and inconsistencies on destiny’s requirements? Like situations where we study, but not as we should; pray, but sometimes cease; do church, but without commitment; and strive to do just enough to water down the guilt of doing nothing, yet never apply ourselves to meeting the required standard. I do not write to You about grace, but about responsibility. To build an ark that would withstand a grievous storm, our obedience must perhaps, first, be complete. Translations: Slide 1: English Slide 2: French Slide 3: Bengali Slide 4: Hindu Slide 5: Urdu Slide 6: Portuguese #LettertoGod #Noah #theark #obedience #destiny

Dear Father, Before Noah built the ark, You gave him precise instructions about its dimensions, materials, compartments, window, door, and covering. The Scripture records, “Noah did everything just as God commanded him.” So I thought: If Noah, for some reason, had not followed the exact specifications You gave him in building the ark and missed something very important, when faced with the tempestuous storm, would it have sunk? Perhaps if that had happened, there would be no humans in existence to discuss the disobedience that led to the destruction of humanity. Maybe describing it as disobedience is a stretch; perhaps partial obedience would be a better description. I am grateful that he did exactly as he was commanded, but what if he had not? Doesn’t this illustration reveal that how we go about an assignment is equally as important as completing it? When I ponder this, I become afraid of the inconsistency in our dealings with destiny. We may not be faced with dire consequences like where the survival of humanity hangs on the thread of one man’s obedience, but what would be the result if we consistently imposed our excuses and inconsistencies on destiny’s requirements? Like situations where we study, but not as we should; pray, but sometimes cease; do church, but without commitment; and strive to do just enough to water down the guilt of doing nothing, yet never apply ourselves to meeting the required standard. I do not write to You about grace, but about responsibility. To build an ark that would withstand a grievous storm, our obedience must perhaps, first, be complete. Translations: Slide 1: English Slide 2: French Slide 3: Bengali Slide 4: Hindu Slide 5: Urdu Slide 6: Portuguese #LettertoGod #Noah #theark #obedience #destiny