First of all let me make it very clear. I do not believe in something being jinxed. There is no such thing. But sometimes something occurs that makes one blink. During the New England vs. Baltimore football game the commentators said something about the Patriots not fumbling the football for hundreds of plays and how outstanding this was. The very next instant the Patriot’s quarterback had the ball stripped and a Raven fell on it for a Baltimore touchdown.
We live in a world filled with coincidences, which sometimes cause us to jump to unprovable conclusions. People will tell us something is true because they saw it happen. Their truth is based on a single happening. For science to establish a truth something has to be consistently repeatable. If it does not happen just one time when all the variables are consistent, it is not true.
Speaking of coincidences, it was no coincidence that Jesus’ birth and place of birth coincided with the Seventy Week Prophecy of Daniel and Micah 5. It was no coincidence that Jesus’ sacrifice matches Isaiah 53. It was no coincidence that Jesus’ life and ministry fulfilled over forty very specific Old Testament prophecies.
Peter and John both wrote that they were eyewitnesses to H’sis divinity and power. They touched Him with their hands. This is not based on a one person’s testimony. In I Corinthians 15 we are told over 500 people witnessed Jesus after His resurrection. It is true. We still have to base our experience with Christ on faith. While God could remove all bases for doubt He has chosen to invite us to walk with Him by faith; a faith that will be rewarded beyond our dreams.
Written by Roger Bothwell on October 3, 2009
Spring of Life Ministry, PO Box 124, St. Helena, CA 94574
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