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The hairy muscular middle-aged man lived in a densely forested jungle. He had never seen or heard about an Airplane. One day, a Tourist visited the jungle.
The Tourist quickly made friends with the Jungle man and in the course of their conversation, explained to the jungle man that there is something called Airplane. The Tourist did his best at describing how airplanes are capable of flying at high speed and high altitudes while carrying heavy cargo and many passengers. The Tourist told the Jungle man specifically about the Airbus A380-800 - the biggest passenger airplane in the world with a seating capacity of well over 800 passengers.
As the Tourist described the mystery of the Airplane, the Jungle man listened with disbelief and a lot of reservation. He could not wrap his head around the fact that a community as large as 1000 times the number of people in his hamlet could gather in a big metal box and fly in the air. All he has ever seen and experienced is a tiny canoe that seats a maximum of 6 passengers and moves at the speed of the sailor’s paddle. He insisted that no such thing as Airplane could possibly exist. Then he politely but firmly dismissed the Tourist's Airplane story as a fairy tale.
Who do you think is right - the Jungle man or the Tourist?
You and I both know that the Tourist is right. The Jungle man’s inability to imagine the reality of an Airplane or his refusal to believe in the existence of an airplane does not change the fact that airplanes do in fact exist.
How then can we describe or explain the supernatural world?
We can’t. The supernatural cannot be scientifically explained. However, we can see the proofs of the reality of the supernatural in many tangible and undeniable miracles -which are products of the supernatural. I believe in miracles. Every time you see a miracle - an occurrence that is totally ‘unexplainable’ but undeniable, you are looking at a proof of the reality of the supernatural. Unfortunately, while many will believe that the supernatural is real when they see a miracle, others will still not believe even when they see the proofs.
By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible. Hebrews 11:3
From the Series: “Supernatural Living”
By Pastor Peter Okaka | FreshWater Christian House | Kitchener | www.freshwaterhouse.org
As the Tourist described the mystery of the Airplane, the Jungle man listened with disbelief and a lot of reservation. He could not wrap his head around the fact that a community as large as 1000 times the number of people in his hamlet could gather in a big metal box and fly in the air. All he has ever seen and experienced is a tiny canoe that seats a maximum of 6 passengers and moves at the speed of the sailor’s paddle. He insisted that no such thing as Airplane could possibly exist. Then he politely but firmly dismissed the Tourist's Airplane story as a fairy tale.
Who do you think is right - the Jungle man or the Tourist?
You and I both know that the Tourist is right. The Jungle man’s inability to imagine the reality of an Airplane or his refusal to believe in the existence of an airplane does not change the fact that airplanes do in fact exist.
The supernatural is real. Just because we can't see it does not mean it does not exist. There is a lot more to life than eyes can see. What we can see in the visible world is like a tip of the iceberg compared to what we cannot see in the invisible world. The invisible or supernatural world creates and controls the visible or natural world.
How then can we describe or explain the supernatural world?
We can’t. The supernatural cannot be scientifically explained. However, we can see the proofs of the reality of the supernatural in many tangible and undeniable miracles -which are products of the supernatural. I believe in miracles. Every time you see a miracle - an occurrence that is totally ‘unexplainable’ but undeniable, you are looking at a proof of the reality of the supernatural. Unfortunately, while many will believe that the supernatural is real when they see a miracle, others will still not believe even when they see the proofs.
Therefore, the reality of the supernatural can only be understood by faith. No matter how hard we try, the supernatural cannot be understood by logic or science but by faith.
By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible. Hebrews 11:3
From the Series: “Supernatural Living”
By Pastor Peter Okaka | FreshWater Christian House | Kitchener | www.freshwaterhouse.org
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