Proof

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. (Jeremiah 29:11-13 ESV). US archeologist recently found the remains of a 7,500-year-old building probably a house more than 300 feet below the surface of the Black Sea. Robert Ballard, famous for discovering the Titanic, took photographs of the structure and recovered some artifacts from the site using a remote-controlled submersible called Argus, not much bigger than a washing machine. The building appears to have been on the beach of the Black Sea, which at that time consisted of fresh water. "Now we know that people were living on that surface when the Flood took place, because we are finding evidence of human habitation," Ballard reported in a telephone interview from his ship off the Turkish coast. Last year Ballard found indications of an ancient coastline with tree branches and other debris, miles out from the current Black Sea coast. Ballard, a National Geographic Society explorer in residence, said he had studied shells found along the ancient coastline and found two types. One group is an extinct type of freshwater shell, while the second is from saltwater shellfish. The saltwater shells date back 6,500 years, while the freshwater shells all date to 7,000 years ago and older. "We know that there was a sudden and dramatic change from a freshwater lake to a sea of saltwater 7,000 years ago," Ballard states. "And we know that as a result of that flood, a vast amount of land went underwater. We also know that that land was inhabited. What we don't know is who these people were, and how broad their settlements were." He continues his research with Argus on the floor of the Black Sea. This exciting archeological discovery indicates that rising waters in the Earth's oceans caused the Mediterranean to crash through a natural earth dam blocking what is now the Bosporous Strait (under a half a mile across at some points). For as long as two years, water rushed through with the flow of 200 Niagara Falls and filled an area the size of Florida. This discovery also indicates that the concept of the Great Flood, Noah's Ark, and God's judgment on civilization at that time, are plausible and persuasive. The Bible is proven once again that it can be used as a credible source of information. Many people have remarked that they have had trouble “finding God.” They require more proof. While there is no scientific measurement that can absolutely prove the existence of God, there are many indications such as this discovery that ought to call us Him. Further, I challenge you to take that seriously enough to trust His plan for your life ask Him for forgiveness and make the desire of your heart to seek Him. The mystery of the Black Sea reveals that God takes away our doubts and emptiness and fills the void with radiance and joy. How much further will you go before you recognize it is only God that can pick you up, make you walk and have a reason for living? Allow God to be part of your life today?