Understanding God: He is A Creator

Understanding God: He is A Creator

In the beginning God created…

– Genesis 1:1

It is instructive that “create” is the first word associated with God as we become acquainted with Him in the Bible. That word also sums up His personality and underscores one of His main attributes. He is a Creator. This is not to be interpreted loosely, particularly in the light of our contemporary use of the word. God is the ultimate Creator, as He created all things, even the ends of the earth (Isaiah 40:28).

Another word used copiously in the Bible to describe God is “the Maker.” He is the Maker of all things (Jeremiah 10:16, Jeremiah 51:19). He created both male and female, the high and the low, the big and the small, the mighty and the minnow, the poor and the rich (Jeremiah 51:19); He created the heavens, the earth, and everything in them (Isaiah 51:13).

This, therefore, leaves us with two lessons as takeaway from this meditation. Firstly, out of everything that God created, He decided to make humans in His own image, to think, speak, act, and function just like Him. By extension, that means every human has the creative ability of God.

If you stretch your imagination to consider the magnitude of creation, you would appreciate the kind of power with which God has endowed humans. We are wired to be creators just like Him. Little wonder that after God created all things in their natural state, humans, His co-creators, are entrusted with recreation, which has led to the discovery and invention of all manner of things. This is merely humans exercising the agency that God conferred on them at creation, when He created them in His own image and likeness (Genesis 1:26-27).

The second lesson to take away is that it is important to exercise our creative power in sync with God. Inasmuch as there are many good human-made creations that have graced the earth across the ages, there are also some man-made creations that God would not approve of, particularly to the extent that such deface or deform His original design and other fundamentals. In this regard, wisdom is profitable to direct.

That said, it is heartwarming to see how humans have evolved and developed the beautiful innovations and developments we have today, which are not just helping us understand our world and environments better but also helping us live a more fulfilling and comfortable life. The power of creation.

For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. – Habakkuk 2:14