They are His. Genesis 1

I cannot help but be amazed every single time I read through Genesis 1. It never gets old. In fact the deeper I delve into my love of science the more I am blown away by the intricacies and the creativity of God. Bruce uses an illustration with our children when talking about God, he will take them outside and teach them how the moon we look at today is the EXACT moon God breathed into existence. Creation is a natural revelation of the glory of God. Romans 1:20 reads: " For His invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made." Creation reveals God's glory. We will come back to Romans 1:20-25 again later in this study.

 Psalmist shout of the glory of God in creation,  19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. 33:6-9 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host. He gathers the waters of the seas as a heap; he puts the deep in storehouses. Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him! For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.

Creations reveals God's  might, authority, creativity, glory and awesome powers. Paul Washer says in a sermon using this knowledge that as God created the seas and set the boundaries; He spoke and they stop. Yet when God speaks to us we say, "NO."  In light of Genesis 1 and the Psalms it can put it into perspective!

Our understanding of Genesis 1-3 has deep running theological implications. Ways on how we view God's attributes, how we view sin, death, suffering, redemption, hope and salvation can either be shaped well or completely skewed by how we read the opening of the Bible. Especially in our current age it is easy to jump into the scientific band wagon and think we know better than these writers. They were ancient, ignorant people...they don't have the science we do today. But even that mentality reflects an mindset. We assume people of ancient were less capable- yet think about this- they were closer to Adam, closer to perfection in mind and body than we are. We are generations and generations in on sin and the effects of death and disease. Romans 1:21- 23 speaks to this yet again, For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things. Sadly, we are here. We have become so enlightened we are questioning how we came to be and have may everything so fluid that even gender is no longer an absolute. Claiming to be wise they became fools. How we chose to accept the Creation account shapes how we understand the authority of God and His word.

I am a science geek. Truly. I love it. So bear with me as I close today back on the stars and galaxies of yesterday! "Consider the power of God in creation. If a computer were observing 10 million stars per second, it would still take 63 million years to count all the stars! Such is the power of the Almighty. Remarkably the stars are the work of His fingers ( Ps 8:3) but salvation is the work of His right hand (Ps 98:1) In a wonderful way God's work in making believers new creations in Christ Jesus demonstrates a power greater than commanding the world into existence.(Reformation Heritage Bible, pg 8)"

I am brought so low in my posture when I think of this. It is not anything I have done or can do, my salvation is a work of God and God alone. When I can understand and know who God is, I can better understand how to worship him; in spirit and in truth.

This is an image from the Hubble telescope, called pillars of creation. Pause for a moment. All of this dances above our heads, that we will never see or know- some in galaxies only visible to the eye of the Creator. Why? For His glory. God is awesome indeed.

Today, get outside. Or make it a goal this spring to spend more time in creation. Get to know God through His natural revelations. Be dazzled and delighted by what He has done. He who spoke, let their be light,' is the One and only One whom desires all credit, glory, honor and praises.

I pray today you are able to read and meditate on God's Word. Examine your worldview. To where does your heart lie?