God created the world to follow rules. Science was based on the Christian notion that if God is a God of order, then his creation must also be ordered, and thus, Creation should be predictable. Pagans and other religions had always believed creation was controlled by random chance or the cavalier whims of uncaring gods. Before Christians proved that Creation was predictable, there could be no science. Science means guessing at a rule (a hypothesis) and using experiments to prove or disprove that hypothesis—and that only works if creation is known as an entity that NEVER CHANGES. It is predictable.
Another rule that applies to our world is that you REAP WHAT YOU SOW. That is, you harvest what you plant. If you plant good things, you will reap good things. If you work hard, you will be rewarded. If you are lazy, you will not. Farming is an excellent example:
“If you follow My statutes and faithfully observe My commands, I will give you rain at the right time, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear fruit. Your threshing [part of harvesting] will continue until grape harvest, and the grape harvest will continue until sowing time. You will have plenty of food to eat and live securely in your land. I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to frighten you. I will remove dangerous animals from the land, and no sword will pass through your land. You will pursue your enemies and they will fall before you by the sword. Five of you will pursue 100, and 100 of you will pursue 10,000” Leviticus 26:3-8.
Sure, there are exceptions: Job suffered though he did NOT deserve it—and sometimes we are spared suffering that we DO deserve. But most of the time, you REAP exactly what you SOW. Finally, remember, you REAP much LATER than you sow. Have patience. Turn your life around. Begin good habits. Stop bad habits. But don’t expect instant results.
YOU REAP MUCH LATER THAN YOU SOW.
Keep sowing good things!
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