Today’s object lesson is going to take a unique route. I’m going to talk about how science can be a contribution and complement to God’s creation of the body and the world. I hope this topic can be of interest and use to youth ministries, family devotionals, family counselors and home evening groups.

I recently was in communication with the nonreligious friend who shared an article that science and religion are not complementary. I personally, can see how science can be a complement to the wonders of God’s creations. Let me give some specific examples to share with the class or family.

Present to the family/class a picture of the body with the different organs. Or maybe the operation game that has the different body parts of a fake body. Then point out different aspects of the human body performs specific and wondrous function. Discuss how those different parts united in the whole of the body enable us to move and live. We might discuss how the heart pump blood throughout the entire body or how antibodies to help fight infections. Talk about how lungs distribute air. We can also discuss how muscles help us move the body, let alone the wondrous details and abilities of sight, hearing, touch and speech.

If not the body, why not how the world works with such examples as the turn of seasons, the patterns of wind currents, and how the moon influences the tides of the earth. We can discuss the migration of animals and how each is distinctly unique. Touch upon other wondrous aspects of life in nature and give a detailed list of all the things the body can do, as provided by the wonder of God’s creations. This is a great chance to review a God created the earth. Read the relevant chapters of Genesis.

Many evolutionists feel that the creation of life was by chance circumstance. Let’s illustrate the possibility of a chance event. Get a set of dice that are numbered 1 to 10 or put masking tape on pennies and write 1-10. Then, with the family or class start rolling all of them at the same time. Test the chance circumstance is to roll up all 1-10 dice on the first row. If not, row all the dice a second time or a third to see if you can get 1-10, etc.

If you have any ideas to add this topic, please feel free to do so in the comment section this blog. Thanks