Tuesday, July 5, 2011
by Rhon Carter, Worship Pastor
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1)
This is one of the singular most important verses in the Bible because it tell us how and who created all things. The amazing thing about creation is the transformation that took place all in a single verse. In an instant all the stars, planets, galaxies and everything else were brought into existence.
The next few verses in Genesis 1 describe how God, our Creator, created all things. The amazing thing to me is that while many people realize God was creator, we rarely take into consideration all that was involved in creation. God was a chemist, a physicist, an astronomer, and a biologist. He was of course an artist. You don’t have to look very far to realize God is the Artist of all Artists! The creation was beautifully and uniquely formed in a way that portrays the character and nature of God.
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We were not created from some unplanned explosion in space, or an uncontrolled “big bang”. That would not be creation at all but rather destruction and chaos. We know we serve a God of order. Genesis 1 shows the orderly and planned process through which God created everything.
Possible activities for the day
1. Take a walk around your yard and each person identify something God created
2. As you walk let each person identify a sound they hear that was a creation of God
3. Close your eyes very tightly for one minute and allow yourself to only see darkness (kids love this). Then open your eyes suddenly to see the beauty around you.
4. Say a prayer to thank God for allowing us to be created in His image and for allowing us to enjoy all the things he created.
