Psalm 68

I understand the people who believe that there is a God and that He created the universe. And I understand the people who believe that there is no God and that the universe was created through the process of evolution. But I don’t understand the people who believe that there is a God and that He created the universe through the process of evolution. Why? Because of this psalm.

Here’s what David had to say about God: “Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him—his name is the Lord. A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.” (vs 4-5)

Even in the Hebrew culture, but especially in the heathen cultures of the day, orphans and widows were the throwaway members of society. Nobody was going to look out for them. If you didn’t have a father or a husband to care for you, you were in serious trouble. And in the midst of such a culture, God defined Himself as a father to the fatherless and a husband to the widow. He would personally care for those who couldn’t care for themselves. He would defend the defenseless.

God believes in the survival of the weakest. That’s how I know for sure—sans any scientific evidence for or against—that God’s fingerprints are not all over evolution. It is totally contrary to the principles of His government.

The theory of evolution is based on survival of the fittest. It’s dog eat dog. If I’m stronger than you and I can acquire a more advantageous position for myself by destroying you, I’ll squash you in an instant.

Evolution advances on the backs of the weak. That is not God’s way! On the contrary, He makes Himself weak so we can become strong. He sacrifices Himself to help us. In a universe made by evolution, there is no such thing as love, forgiveness, or goodness—but these things are the very backbone of God’s character.

What sort of God is this? What sort of God takes His power and uses it for others? What sort of God doesn’t use His exalted position to His own advantage—but, rather, uses it to our advantage? What sort of God is this? One who believes in the survival of the weakest. One who is a father to the orphan and a husband to the widow.

That’s our God.