Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield and the International Space Station are making headline news these days. And renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has said that the colonization of outer space is key to the survival of humankind, “to avoid disaster in the next hundred years.” But in an honest admission, Hawking also seemed to cast doubt on his own prediction by saying “our genetic code still carries the selfish and aggressive instinct…” That is really another way of describing the sin problem mankind faces. Like it or not, we are all infected with a terminal disease called sin. But while exploring outer space will not solve earth’s problems, there is still hope. Paul put it this way, “When the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, to redeem…” Christ, not space exploration, is this world’s only hope.

Pastor Alex Rockwell