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"The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord,
Searching all the inner depths of his heart."
(Proverbs 20:27)
During my lunch conversation with Dr. Tom Collier that I mentioned in yesterday's devotion, we also talked about another powerful argument for the existence of God: the conscience, or that inner voice that instructs us regarding what is right and wrong. All of us have that little voice inside of us that we would do well to listen to. Animals, trees, bugs, plants, and inanimate objects do not have this inner conscience, but mankind does. Why? We are created in the image of God with the ability to reason, think, and differentiate what is right from what is wrong. Tom and I talked about how it was impossible for an unconscious natural process like evolution to produce something so intangible and powerful as the human conscience.
I have always believed that the moral argument for the existence of God is very powerful. Be it a sense of oughtness, that inner voice, conscience, reason, call it what you may, but we all have it, and it is impossible for it to have simply appeared in our human make-up, just as it would be impossible for an astronaut to simply appear on the moon. I am familiar with theologian Thomas Aquinas's classical arguments for the existence of God: the cosmological (the existence of the cosmos or universe), teleological (the existence of purpose or design), and ontological (the essence of mankind). But Immanuel Kant's moral argument is just as powerful.
Solomon writes about the spirit of a man. We have a spirit unlike anything in the universe. We have this unique ability to reason, think deeply, and have a relationship with the God who created us. Many argue that this is purely accidental and nothing really special. But I disagree. God made us and placed within all of us that inner voice or conscience, that moral compass that guides us and helps us distinguish between right and wrong.
As you search the inner depths of your heart today, what do you see? Is there fear and anxiety, or are you resting in perfect peace? We have a choice: we can surrender our lives to God and be at peace, or we can rebel against Him and His will for our lives and live in turmoil. I admonish you to trust in the LORD and enjoy His perfect peace. He will bless you and empower you to walk in truth and righteousness.
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