Weather in the 80's! Dry, gentle winds. And a new bike, a new 2011 Thunderbird Storm, specially air freighted from England just a few days before to ride, and a three day weekend to ride it on, with my wife. Yes, January in Southern Cal is definitely the place to be. So, we took full advantage of it, and rode up to LA, and spent the night with Christopher and Reagan. Great service at Steve Mays, and then to Griffith Park, and the observatory. One of my favorite places in LA, and somehow despite LA trying to outpace California in going bankrupt, admission is still free-just like it has been since 1935. Looking out one way you can see downtown, with Beverly Hills to the right, then the Hollywood sign even farther to your right. Priceless views all, but it is still the observatory that draws me. And every time I walk the steps, and walk around the roof areas, I am reminded of the fight scene in Rebel Without a Cause. And somehow can see James Dean and Natalie Wood, and the other rebels-with no cause.
But waking up the next morning, I had a rear flat tire. So calling the roadside service, the guy came and put air into the tire, and I was to be OK for five hours, he said. Which made me wonder, how did he know? I had told him it went flat overnight, since I had parked it at about 5pm. So we took off, with Theresa confidant I would make it home OK. And was glad when I did. And talking with her, I asked her how did the man know when the tire would go flat again-five hours, she said. But the man didn't know when it had gone flat. Had it lost air just 20 minutes before I noticed it, or 20 minutes after I had left it for the night? How long had it been losing air? You see without knowing the answer to these questions, there is no way he could know. He was theorizing, with no evidence to base it on. He only had one fact, the tire was flat. But what happened between parking, and then finding it flat, he had no idea what had transpired. In her eyes, he suddenly went from hero to zero-and that is a fact.
In the basement area of the observatory, is a long, curved hallway, with an exhibit case running the whole length of it-hundreds of feet long. And in it, is a timeline, representing the big bang theory. While upstairs, there are displays proving time, distance, and even colors of the universe, this is strictly a theory, but presented as fact. They even told what they believed had banged, and over billions of years how life developed. And suddenly, even the facts they presented upstairs, were in question. The whole thing was theory. No one was there,a and the facts were nebulous. And worst of all, they didn't even tell where the things that went bang had originated. This was science fiction at its height, and how many leave believing it to be truth-when it isn't. But these people, who believe, have amazing faith, for it takes faith to believe a lie, when the Bible's opening words tell us the truth, "in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." Dropping human life to a low level, for when man arrived they claim we were descended from fish or worms. No wonder some live like they mired in filth-they are only acting like they believe their ancestry demands of them.
And none of it can be proven. They call it a theory, God calls it a lie. So ask questions, demand answers. The tow truck driver meant well to me, but he didn't know. But I left secure in the fact I would check it out along the way. I was hoping he would be right, but still wanted to check the fact of how much air the tire would lose. When someone tells you something about God, and it is not quoted from scripture-doubt it. Check it in scripture, and make God prove it. No theory will get you to heaven, o only the fact of Jesus Christ. God deals in fact, the world deals in theory,a and what better place to display theory than Hollyweird. Sadly, no matter how much talent and technology they put into their presentation, it pales when you compare it with the truth, and God.
Settle for nothing less then the truth. Trust God to get you home-I did and He did. But I also trust Him to get me to my heavenly home, and someday He will. That's a fact! I know. And being safe and secure in the knowledge of Jesus Christ is always better than hoping. You can have your ideas, I will have my facts. Got them from the person who was there at the beginning, and even before that. If He can create a universe for you, imagine what He can do for you!
love with compassion,
Mike
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