In this series, “Asking for a Friend”, we encourage you to really press into some of the difficult questions of faith. Read the scripture for the day and follow the promptings. It is our hope that you will intentionally meditate on what the Bible has to say about some of these difficult topics. Then, be honest about your doubts and worries, giving them over to God. In recognizing that we don’t have all of the answers and sometimes wrestle with questions of our own, we can press into our Heavenly Father and choose to trust Him all the more.
Grab your Bible, a journal, and a pen to reflect on what God is teaching you through this section of scripture. Here is the format that we will follow:
Be Still: As you read, write out the Bible verse or verses that stick out to you most.
Abide: What truth can you learn? Are there any principles or commands present? What is the overall theme of the text?
Adore: What does the text reveal about God and His character?
Apply: How does this Scripture apply to your life today? How does the truth of God’s Word change your daily perspective? How can you live differently in light of this truth?
Pray: Pray God’s Word back to Him. Turn these thoughts into prayer. Ask the Lord to show you how to meditate on and apply this Scripture to your life.
For consideration as you read: As we think about science and faith, we often don’t find the exact answers to these types of questions in the Bible. There is not a Bible verse that tells us exactly how many stars there are, how organisms slowly change, or what the landscape looked like in detail after the flood. But what we do often find are praises and recognition of God as the marvelous Creator. One of those is Psalm 8, which reminds us of the vastness of God when it says things like, “The moon and the stars, which you have set into place.” Read and reflect on the vast majesty of God.
Scripture: Psalm 8 Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory
in the heavens.
Through the praise of children and infants
you have established a stronghold against your enemies,
to silence the foe and the avenger.
When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,
what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
human beings that you care for them?
You have made them a little lower than the angel
and crowned them with glory and honor.
You made them rulers over the works of your hands;
you put everything under their feet:
all flocks and herds,
and the animals of the wild,
the birds in the sky,
and the fish in the sea,
all that swim the paths of the seas.
Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
