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Inspiration Point: Believing in miracles despite the deep water |
The conversation turned
quickly. I was in deep water. I enjoy talking to Jon, who has a
doctorate degree in physics and is a brilliant research scientist.
Yet he can easily talk over my head.
We discussed a movie about Moses and the Jewish people I had
recently viewed. I believe the movie’s miraculous Biblical
portrayal: “By faith the people passed through the Red Sea on
dry land.” By faith.
Jon had recently seen a movie on the same subject. The very way he
said, “Educational television,” informed me that his movie version
was superior. He didn’t dispute the Bible and the fact of the
occurrence. He just needed to inform me of some fresh scientific
facts.
I was about to be educated; I was in deep water.
He came to the crux of the issue, informing me of a supposed
misspelling in the Biblical text. Moses and the Jewish people
actually passed through the Reed Sea not the Red Sea.
Oh. And the Reed Sea was only ankle deep. A wind blew the water
hard enough to make a dry path allowing three million Jews to easily
scamper away from the pursuing Egyptian army. Not a faith event but
a windy day.
My faith held firm; I still believe in the miracles. Jon basically
accepted the biblical account; it just needed fine tuning because of
the “unfortunate” spelling error.
The Bible says: “But when the Egyptians tried to pass through the
Red Sea they were drowned.” I asked Jon about the largest, most
powerful army in the world at the time: “How did the Egyptian army
drown in ankle deep water?”
Jon grinned, scrunched his eyes, was silent for a moment — “I didn’t
think of that.”
Without faith, a person encounters many I-didn’t-think-of-that
moments in life. Without faith you’ll be in deep water.
Syndicated columnist Rick
Leland is pastor of The Free Church in Three Rivers, Mich. |
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From
June 30, 2007,
Newberg Graphic
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