Creation

Acknowledging that God is the creator of the world invites a profound understanding of one’s own existence. It instills a sense of purpose, reinforcing the idea that each person is not merely the result of random chance but part of a deliberate and meaningful design. This recognition deepens the appreciation for the eternal God, who, in His wisdom, designed the intricate tapestry of existence with love and intent.

 

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1).

The God (Elohim monotheistic Creator) Who is well endowed to create the heavens and the earth, then, there is nothing too hard for Him. God is great, reigning in dominion, authority, Knowledge, wisdom, and intelligence over all creation. He is awesome in power and glory.

 

God is the architect and sustainer of creation. The "foundation" implies purpose, order, and stability. The heavens were not only created by God but were stretched out like a curtain, demonstrating His limitless power and majesty. Creation responds in perfect obedience to God's voice. The sun, moon, stars, and all elements of nature are not autonomous; they exist and move at God’s command.

Indeed My hand has laid the foundation of the earth, and My right hand has stretched out the heavens; When I call to them, They stand up together (Isaiah 48:13).

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, Measured heaven with a span and calculated the dust of the earth in a measure? Weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance? (Isaiah 40:12).

Awareness of God’s infinite greatness should humble human pride and inspire awe.

All the oceans, seas, lakes, and rivers, vast as they are, fit within the small curve of God’s hand. This image shows the immensity of God's power compared to creation’s vastness. God knows the tiniest details of creation, every grain of dust, every atom. This is a declaration of His perfect knowledge and precision. The great mountains that seem immovable are like weighed items on a scale to God. He orders even the heaviest and most stable parts of creation effortlessly.

 

Creation for habitation

For thus says the Lord, Who created the heavens, Who is God, Who formed the earth and made it, Who has established it, Who did not create it in vain, Who formed it to be inhabited: “I am the Lord, and there is no other (Isaiah 45:18).

The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters (Genesis 1:2).

God, an intelligent designer did the design work and created everything to fit perfectly. He created the world from nothing- no pre-existing material.

 

Six Days of Creation

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1).

God created the universe which includes between 200 billion to 2 trillion galaxies in the observable universe. Most galaxies are approximately 3,000 to 300,000 light years in size. The average distance between one galaxy and another is about 20 million trillion miles. A typical galaxy contains billions of individual stars. Our galaxy (the Milky Way) contains 200 billion stars. The sun and the Earth are some stars on the Milky Way. The Milky Way would take 250 million years to make one full rotation.

 

God created the universe and continues to maintain authority over it.

Indeed My hand has laid the foundation of the earth, and My right hand has stretched out the heavens; When I call to them, They stand up together (Isaiah 48:13).

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, measured heaven with a span, and calculated the dust of the earth in a measure? Weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance? ((Isaiah 40:12).

Your throne is established from of old; You are from everlasting (Psalm 93:2).

 

Declaring and Decreeing

The idea of speaking into existence (declaring and decreeing) did not start with Christianity. It started with the metaphysical cults in the 19th century. Christians decided to copy the teachings and mix it with Christianity. Many proponents of this theory base their argument on Romans 4:17. But, in this Scripture, it is God declaring and not man.

(as it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did (Romans 4:17).

This Scripture already proofs that it is God speaking.

When Jesus taught disciples after the Sycamore/Fig dried, He taught them to have faith in God and not in their words.

Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him (Mark 11:23).

 

Therefore, from these Scriptures, we cannot deduce that man can create or speak things into existence. Jesus controlled the weather with His words. We can only pray for God to control the weather for us. If we could control the weather with our words, Paul could not have gone through the many shipwrecks he went through.

 

First Day of Creation

Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day (Genesis 1:3).

Genesis tells us that light, day, and night each existed before the sun and the moon were created on the fourth day (Genesis 1:14-19). This shows us that light is more than a physical substance. It also has a supernatural aspect. In the new heavens and the new earth, there will be no sun or moon. God Himself will be the light (Revelation 22:5).

 

The darkness that God sent upon the Egyptians (Exodus 10:21) had a tangible quality. This demonstrates a certain supernatural element, which can be related to light and darkness.

 

The second day of creation

Then God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.” 7 Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day (Genesis 1:6-8).

Some commentators and scientists believe the Bible recognizes the existence of significant water vapor in the sky. The waters above the firmament constituted a vast blanket of water vapor above the troposphere and possibly above the stratosphere as well, in the high-temperature region now known as the ionosphere, and extending far into space.

 

The third day of creation

Then God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so. 10 And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good. Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth”; and it was so (Genesis 1:9-11).

First, the water covered the earth, but God separated the water so that there was dry land. Then, God created the plants before the sun, so the light without the sun was sufficient for photosynthesis. Thereafter God created the plants as mature floras to produce their kind of seeds, and not as seeds to grow into plants. Therefore, the created variety was not to evolve to be something else. Finally, when there was life, God said it was good.

 

The fourth day of creation

Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years (Genesis 1:14-19).

God created the sun, moon, and stars which man has used to measure time and direction. God knew how far these bodies would be from the earth, and any discrepancy in distance would make life on earth impossible. In addition, there are up to one septillion stars, the Milky Way galaxy contains more than 100 billion stars, yet God knows them by their number and names.

Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these things, Who brings out their host by number; He calls them all by name, By the greatness of His might and the strength of His power; Not one is missing (Isaiah 40:26).

 

 

The fifth day of creation

Then God said, “Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures. … (Genesis 1: 20-25).

On the fifth day, God created living creatures, great and small, those that dwell in the sea and in the sky.

 

The sixth day of creation

Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind: cattle and creeping thing and beast of the earth, each according to its kind”; and it was so. ... Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth (Genesis 1:24 -28).

God created the small and great creatures on the land. Then created God man in his image. Therefore, man is different from other creatures in diverse ways including but not limited to morals, intellect, and spiritual capabilities. Over and above other creatures, man has a relationship with God that is not there between Him and the angels.

 

God created man, superior in his own way, and a woman, superior in her way. None can replace the other and their superiority cannot compare, because none is like the other.

 

And God said, “See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food (Genesis 1:29).

The man remained a vegetarian until later in Genesis chapter nine.

And God said, “See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food (Genesis 9:3).

This shows that all good things come from God. He generously provides for our needs before we even ask. This is a gift, not earned, but freely given out of divine love.