“And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place.” Micah 1:4
Providence Canyon is known as Georgia’s “little Grand Canyon’ because of its colorful layers of sandstone and clay. With sixteen canyons total, it is a beautiful geological formation in southern Georgia. When I visited this site, I was struck by how much it reminded me of Arizona’s Grand Canyon.
The world-view scientific consensus is that the Grand Canyon began to be carved by the Colorado River about 5 million years ago, give or take a few hundred thousand years. One would assume that Providence Canyon also took a long time to form, but that’s not the case.
According to the Georgia Department of Education, “In the late 1800s people cleared the land of trees to farm the area. They took no measures to avoid soil erosion, so the small gullies from heavy rains continued to form and get deeper. By the 1850s these trenches were up to three feet deep causing a path for the water to continue to erode the soils during each heavy rain.” Apparently, we have Providence Canyon as a result of poor farming techniques.
It clearly doesn’t take millions of years to form a canyon, and while it may have taken more than 200 years for the Grand Canyon to form, there isn’t a compelling argument to insist that it’s formation took as long as traditionally believed. It is more believable that a worldwide flood 6,000 years ago carved Arizona’s famous landmark as waters receded, especially when you look at the short history of Providence Canyon’s formation.
“The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.” Nahum 1:5
This is my Father’s world,
And to my listening ears
All nature sings, and round me rings
The music of the spheres.
This is my Father’s world:
I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas–
His hand the wonders wrought.
(from “This is My Father’s World” by Maltbie D. Babcock)
“Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.” Job 38:4
**********
Never underestimate our Creator!