Organic Eggs

I was having breakfast the other morning and I noticed a “burst” on the egg container. The burst had a large “O”, with the word “organics” beneath it. As I looked at the eggs, I thought to myself, how can I be sure these are really organic eggs? They look and taste the exact same as every other egg I’ve eaten.

Based on the container, I had to assume the eggs were organically produced by free-ranging chickens, who were fed on the natural foods found in a field. I was already feeling healthier from just reading the container.

By no means am I an expert in nutrition, but I have been advised by many that organically grown/produced meats, dairy and vegetables are much better for me than genetically modified organisms (GMOs). However, other than the claim on the egg packaging, I have no real evidence that the eggs are indeed organic.

You see, the validity of the claim is based on faith that the packaging would not be allowed to have the organic claim without some governmental or legal oversight. (You might be interested to know that 99.1 billion eggs were produced in the United States in 2019 – that’s a lot of oversight.)

There’s No Eternal Consequences if Your Organic Eggs are not Organic

Buying the organic eggs on the basis of the organic claim and the supposition of verification by some form of authority is an example of “blind faith.” It would take some serious investigation and research by the buyer to substantiate the validity of the claim in order to move from “blind faith” to “reasonable faith”.

The human race embarks on innumerable blind-faith activities every day and does not think twice about them. Every time we step into an elevator or hit the brake pedal in our car we do so on blind faith. Most of us don’t have a clue how an elevator works, much less the brakes in our car.

We have the same blind faith when we travel by air. In fact, millions of passengers board planes every day based on the assumption that there is a highly-trained and credentialed pilot operating the craft and that many precautions have been taken to ensure craft safety and pilot readiness.

There are over 36.5 million commercial airline flights every year and only one fatal accident per 3 million flights. These positive statistics also serve to increase the “faith factor.” Every step we take, every decision we make comes with its own risk factor. The higher the risk, the higher the faith factor should be.

Scripture Truths

So, what’s the point here? Simply put, the human race operates on faith every day. Much of this is on blind faith or wishful thinking and some is based on reasonable faith, depending on the degree of risk. So, why not exercise faith when it comes to the serious risks presented in God’s word?

Most people, when asked, believe they will likely go to heaven when they die. The risk of where a person will spend eternity is enormous, yet few consider the matter important enough to be sure. The reason they think they will go to heaven is based on the flimsiest reasoning.

The Lord Jesus said in Matthew 7:13 & 14: “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.  But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” Notice the use of “many” and “few”. Many are on the way to destruction (hell) and few are on the way to eternal life (heaven).

If Jesus’ claim is true, then this verse should strike fear in the heart of everyone that is even slightly unsure whether they are on the broad road or the narrow road. The risk cannot be overstated, yet people receiving such information tend towards ambivalence and take no steps to investigate the validity of the claim. Many ignore the risk outright because of disbelief.

Regarding the eggs, I take the risk every morning that they may not be organic. However, the risk is negligible which is why I continue to have them for breakfast (based solely on blind faith).

God never asked or expected us to believe His claims based on blind faith. He gives us overwhelming evidence in the Bible regarding His claims. Consider this article, titled Gambling for His Clothes. It highlights just one example of how God requires “reasonable faith” on the basis of fulfilled prophecy. It might just increase your faith factor and motivate you to eliminate the most dreadful risk you’ll ever face.

It’s About Eternal Life

The validity of Jesus’ claim must be resolved in this life. Once a person dies, he or she will learn the certainty of His claim. However, then it will be too late to act on it. Now is the time to get on the narrow road.