Introduction:

In the time of creation and up to the point of now, several amazing events took place. It is these events that has had man talking, arguing, disagreeing, analyzing and come to all sorts of conclusions. Man has been searching for decades to prove where and how life was formed. Pages and pages have been written on the aspects of the things that God created. Man has tried in every way to explain the facts but has at every turn again and again come to a dead stop with the lack of explaining the final points of the creation puzzle. Evolution and many a scientist have tried to explain it all, but to no avail. The big question then would be, what did God really mean by creating it all? The strangest thing is that some even believe that man is only on earth by chance and yes that some higher being was involve in getting man here. They would then further say that this is the reason why, if when man dies, that it is the end ….. some even believe that we will return to the earth in another life form as life is a continues circle. I truly believe that many of these folk have some good intention in mind and would love to put us all at ease with creation but I do not see there simple reasoning hold true fact and it is like a water bag that is filled to the brim but the water is leaking through and there is nothing one can do about it. So the main question remains and the only person who could actually answer the question would be God Himself.

Man seeks a contact method with God

I think to speak about creation one has to understand who the Creator is. In many Religions all have come to a conclusion that there is a God. He has been called many names in the past and many have great fear and awe for GOD! There is but a few who disagree and have been for years trying to disprove the fact that God actually does exist and that He plays a mighty major role in the lives of all humans. Yes believe it or not as much as what you are reading this article we will all surly give an account of our lives before a living God.

In the days when there was no books and people were not as educated and had not been so privileged to have computers and books to read from, man seem to have related there experiences verbally to one another and past the messages on of things that they have seen that was supernatural. Yes even in these days we are experiencing supernatural experiences with God and if I dare say no man can take an experience away. Gods plan was to be mans friend. His mind was set on man being like Him in every aspect. The message from the first man on earth to his family was that Gods intentions were to have fellowship. Let us create man after “Our” image and “Our” likeness (Gen.1:26) The Bibles explanation about creation is all that man has to go by. The Hebrew word “bara” “too create”, in its proper and primary sense is that of the Divine act of absolute creation with out the use of pre-existing materials. Too call into being that which was not, by the divine fiat or the will of God. In Latin the word fiat means – “Let it be done” hence a sanction, or degree….. By the word of the Lord…….by the breath of His mouth (Psalm 33:9)….He commanded and they were created. (Psalm 148:5). The account of creation is through a spoken word. God “logos” (spoken Word) spoke the world into being, and in every thing that God actually said it was so…..and He found it to be good. It is here where I would like to express my own feeling in saying that it all makes senses when one thinks of how it all happened. The spoken Word was done and then God appointed men to “Rhema” (written Word) the Word by having them write down this great happening. It is very strange that in the account of creation, many other religious books seem to move in the same vain yet there never seems to be an agreement about anything. So what did God mean by creating it all? I do not believe there was in His mind anger and wrath and disagreements. He was set on the fact that man would live in holiness, harmony and love. His intention was that the creation would benefit His longing to have some one that He could communicate with, who would live in praise and adoration of His great handy work. All though not everybody wants to accept the Bible as the means by which God communicates with man in this day and age it is going to be a sorry state of affairs when we stand one day before Him and be red faced because we did not believe?

Creation - Gods Plan

 The earth and all its splendor and glory were made for man to enjoy and live in. Man himself was Gods pride and glory. God found in His creation a being that would be like Him. Man was created a personal being, and was by this personality distinguished from the brute. By personality we mean the twofold power to know self as related to the world and to God, and determine self in view of moral ends. In addition to the powers of self–consciousness and self–determination, man was created with such direction of affection and will, as constituted by God the supreme end of man’s being, and constituted man’s natural limitations attributes, a quality or characteristic of God. Eph 4:24… And put on the new nature (the regenerate self) created in God's image, [Godlike] in true righteousness and holiness.

• Col 3:10….And have clothed yourselves with the new [spiritual self], which is [ever in the process of being] renewed and remolded into [fuller and more perfect knowledge upon] knowledge after the image (the likeness) of Him Who created it. [Genesis 1:26]

Creation Purpose full

The whole purpose of creation was and is too experience God. No man has ever had the full experience of God. God said that no man has seen Him. To have the full experience of seeing Him would surely cause man to die. Our immediate reaction is but why would this happen if it was Gods plan to have man communicate with Him? The answer to this is very easy, man have chosen sin, selfish ambition, self pleasing, and pride above the actual attention of God. God is for man’s pleasure and not for Gods pleasure. Man has placed himself as the dictator to God and not the depended on God. The creation became the creator. No wonder man has built for himself gods as man has become a god to himself. Mans believes is not what God expected him to believe in. Man has chosen to form his own theories of God. Due to all these choices of man, there was a wedge formed, and have driven man away from God and have brought a separation between man and God. The question we can ask then have God change? Has he distanced Himself from man? Has he no interest in man? The answer to this is no. God is still the same and have proved to show great tolerance to ward man. He has made every effort to bring harmony between man and Himself, to reconcile Himself with man. I am sure that every body has heard of Jesus Christ and that He was called the Son of God. He was sent to this earth by God Himself to bring reconciliation. God has gone the extra mile so that we may experience Him. God’s desire is still the same as it always was. The test for man is now to believe it and to see the ambassador’s role of Jesus His Son.

Experience God in His creation

God is not limited to space and time. He has no beginning and no end. In the Bible He speaks of Himself as eternal. He is every where. Man can experience God where ever he goes. Psalm 139 explains it so beautifully: O Lord, you have searched me [thoroughly] and have known me.

You know my down sitting and my uprising; You understand my thought afar off. [Matthew 9:4; John 2:24, 25]

You sift and search out my path and my lying down, and you Lord, you have searched me [thoroughly] and have known me.

You know my down sitting and my uprising; You understand my thought afar off. [Matthew 9:4; John 2:24, 25]

You sift and search out my path and my lying down, and You are acquainted with all my ways.

For there is not a word in my tongue [still unuttered], but, behold, O Lord, You know it altogether. [Hebrews 4:13]

You have beset me and shut me in-behind and before, and You have laid Your hand upon me.

Your [infinite] knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high above me, I cannot reach it.You are acquainted with all my ways.

For there is not a word in my tongue [still unuttered], but, behold, O Lord, You know it altogether. [Hebrews 4:13]

You have beset me and shut me in--behind and before, and You have laid Your hand upon me. Your [infinite] knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high above me, I cannot reach it.

I can’t help but feel that man’s conscience is prickled by the fact that God is close to him. God is not some stranger that is alienated and a far off but He is actually right here in our midst. Man can communicate with He speak to Him and even relate to Him. The corruption in the world and the many voices drown out the fact that God is in His creation as He always has been. Reaching out to Him is easy. Jesus said that if you have faith and believe you will receive. If seek you will find. All the facts that I have mentioned here are all clouded with sin, unbelief and disobedience. God has purposefully sent Jesus that it would be possible for us to reach God and experience Him through His son who is the mediator between God and man.

A creative last thought

What if God in a physical form stood by you right now as you are reading this article, would you be able to believe it? I am afraid to say that as there are so many true experiences where men have experienced this great privilege, they all have trembled and have come close to dying. God in His mercy and His love for man needed these men to share with the world his reality and His desire that all men should experience Him.

Would you not consider the verdict in your life, and make sure of your relationship with God……

If He should come would you hasten to meet Him!!!?

Pastor Carel Roux.

19/01/2009