Category: Biblical Creation, Evolution
Speaker: Ian Taylor
Tags: worldview, devotional, creation science, christian radio, creation moments, ian taylor, biblical proof, today’s creation moment, providence canyon
Many people find that large canyons carved into the earth lend credibility to evolution’s claims that the Earth is millions of years old. But how long does it really take water to carve a large canyon through solid rock?
Providence Canyon, also called Georgia’s Little Grand Canyon, in southwest Georgia, is 160 feet deep, 600 feet wide and 1,300 feet long. However, just 150 years ago what is now a beautiful wooded canyon was flat farmland. Both local accounts as well as scientific study indicate that the canyon began with some minor erosion about 1850. By 1859 a local church had to be moved so that it didn’t fall into the canyon. As the year went by, local farmers lost farm animals and equipment as the canyon continued to grow. Pretty soon, roads and fences also had to be moved. A 10-year study that ended in 1994 found that canyon growth is continuing. The growth of Providence Canyon is caused by the heavy rainfalls and the soft rock in that part of Georgia.
Geologists who believe that the biblical Flood was worldwide also believe that the Grand Canyon was formed as we see it today in just a few months or weeks. The evidence indicates that an inland lake left by the Flood drained through a massive crack in the up-lifted plateau. No, millions of years are not necessary.
Genesis 7:19 “And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.”
Prayer: Thank You, Lord, for the beauty that remains on this sinful earth. Amen.
Ref: Creation, “Canyon Creation.” Image: Providence Canyon, Envato.