Is there really God out there?

I guess this is a question that so many people have considered over the ages, while some dismiss the thought without taking time to consider the question in any detail.

We have never seen God, though some have seen angels, and others have been healed by God’s Holy Spirit, and others have had their lives turned round after being convicted about their way of life.

This week I was quite taken with the argument from the well-known author C.S. Lewis, of the Narnia books fame, who himself said that he was ‘surprised by joy’ as part of his conversion to Christianity.

Here he makes an interesting and engaging argument for a Creator. He says: "Supposing there was no intelligence behind the universe, no creative mind. In that case, nobody designed my brain for the purpose of thinking.

"It is merely that when the atoms in my skull happen, for physical or chemical reasons, to arrange themselves in a certain way, this gives me, as a by-product, the sensation I call thought.

"But, if so, how can I trust my own thinking to be true? It’s like upsetting a milk jug and hoping that the way it splashes itself with give you a map of London.

"If I can’t trust my own thinking, of course I can’t trust the arguments leading to atheism and therefore have no reason to be an atheist, or anything else.

"Unless I believe in God, I cannot believe in thought, so I can never use thought to disbelieve in God."

Clive Staples Lewis (1898–1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the 20th century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. He wrote more than 30 books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year.

His most popular books include Mere Christianity, Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and to date, the Narnia books have sold over 100 million copies as well as three major films have been made.

Where are you and I in all this? It is well worth investigating.