A Case for the King by Jordan Zuniga

“It’s preposterous! How can that be true? There’s no way to prove the existence of God, much less that he’s alive and he still is active in the world itself!” A harsh skeptic voice declared. 

A young man merely stared at him, patiently. Not a sign of emotion, nor a glare of displeasure. His eyes spoke of curiosity. A heart that yearned to understand. “I can see why you would argue that, not that I agree at all. But I can understand why,” the young man stated. 

The Skeptic sneered at his comment. “And how would a believer like you understand what an unbeliever believes? How many problems do we have in this world that have yet to be solved, and why isn’t it that they haven’t been solved already?” the Skeptically shrewdly questioned. 

The Young Man simply looked at him. “You were fond of math and science in high school, weren’t you? You’re fond of concrete data that you can see and understand, aren’t you?” the Young Man asked.

The Skeptic gazed at him shrewdly, trying to find some fault with his observation, but softened a bit. “You’re quite intuitive. And yes, that’s correct. I do prefer data that I can see and logic that helps me make decisions to solve problems in the world. Given the fact that there are so many problems to solve, like poverty and a lack of resources for those in need, I can’t believe that a merciful God would put us through such hardships, and difficulties, without a solution to them!” the Skeptic declared. 

The Young Man started to soften up. “How many different combinations of math problems are there? How many different combinations of numbers can you think of?” the Young Man asked. 

The Skeptic looked at him. “There are endless possible combinations of numbers, so many I can’t give an accurate estimate,” the Skeptic replied. 

“How many times have you attempted to solve a problem, thinking you had it correct, only to find that a simple miscalculation had caused you to error and thus, your solution to the problem, was flawed?” the Young Man asked. 

The Skeptic gazed at him a bit more shrewdly, but responded, “I don’t recall.” 

“How many different problems do you know of right now that need to be solved within the world itself, and how many problems do you consider that mankind hasn’t considered being a problem but inevitably will be? And how are you supposed to find the solution to those problems when we have barely scratched the surface of discovering we had a problem at all?” the Young Man asked.

“I can’t give you an accurate number,” the Skeptic replied.

“How many planets and stars does mankind know of within the universe itself, and potentially beyond?” the Young Man asked. 

“I haven’t considered,” the Skeptic replied.

“What is the world's estimated population within the world right now?” the Young Man asked. 

“The number, as I recall from researching not too long ago, was around seven point nine billion,” the Skeptic responded.

“And how many different personalities, and stories, and hopes, and dreams and desires, and talents and strengths and skillsets, reside within each person? How many people have whole-hearted intent, and how many people prey upon the weaker? How many situations could play out if one should make a choice that impacts the lives of others?” the Young Man requested to know. 

“I can’t give a definite answer,” the Skeptic replied. 

“How many years do you expect to live upon this earth?” the Young Man requested to know.

“I couldn’t tell you because I haven’t died yet!” the Skeptic started chuckling.

“Exactly. Creation has that effect upon our minds and hearts, don’t they? The very depth of all creation and how it operates, how it has flowed ever since the moment of its conception, and how it still functions to this day. From the very way the gravitational pull holds all the things of our galaxy in check, and a fraction of a percent would cause it all to unwind. From the rising of the sun from the eastern horizon to its fall near the realm of the western sea. The moon creeping up at night, and the stars following suit in procession. The hypothetical what-ifs that if certain things should happen, and how we should respond if such cases are the inevitable scenarios that should arise against us. A multitude of different questions and problems arise from the potential scenarios that could play out, and how we can respond to them. It’s seemingly limitless, isn’t it? And yet, the world still stands firm despite the vast and potentially infinite ways everything could go wrong. That is my answer as to why you say, ‘I can’t believe that God exists if so many problems have yet to be solved!” Who, I ask, is saying that they haven’t already been solved? Who, I ask, is to say that such things we are just merely finding out, aren’t something that was declared to be, long ago? You say, ‘There are problems,’ I say, ‘The problems could very well get much worse!’ You claim, ‘We are prisoners,’ I claim, ‘If that is so, and God does not exist, what hope do we have of being released from the confinement of our prison if we merely look by sight?’ You argue, ‘People don’t have food,’ I say, ‘What fruit does the earth yield that we haven’t considered looking for?’ And yet, one thing still stands firm despite it all, one thing remains a constant factor that does not change. God, is very much in control. If you’re that concerned about the problems you see now, consider that which you haven’t even considered already, that we have yet to face, and be thankful we don’t have to face them! God’s mercy through the solutions of such problems, is the very reason that we haven’t returned to the dust, from whence we came!” the Young Man declared.