Creator God

Daniel 11:32 “The people who know their God shall stand firm and take action.”  

Our weekly small group Bible Study started a new topical study of the character attributes of God: knowing God for equipping ourselves for life and for making Him known to others. We do not always see that much of the confusion and pain, uncertainty and wrong directions in life come because we do not know God. We may know about Him or may know what others say about Him, but do we know what God says about Himself, who He really is and how He conducts Himself in the affairs of mankind? A true understanding of God’s character leads not just to enabling Believers to have and display strength in times of stress and to stand firm with confidence in the face of opposition, or just knowledge that our Maker (the God of the universe) is always in control and in personal relationship with us (a relationship that will carry you through any situation and any circumstance of life), but also leads to action based upon knowing God, His ways and His love of us. What an awesome truth!

Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”

There is so much truth packed into the first ten words of the Bible, the living and inspired Word of God. First and foremost, “in the beginning God”, nothing and no one else. And not the singular form of Almighty God, “El” is used in this verse, but ‘אלהים' elohiym, which is the plural form of God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit and authenticated in verse 26 when God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness.” The Trinity, our Triune God, was “in the beginning”. In Exodus 3:14 God tells Moses His name is “I AM”, ‘היה’ hayah –YHWH (Yahweh or Jehovah), which means “I exist or be”. He is the self-existent, self-sufficient, eternal God.

Secondly, “in the beginning God created”. Everything from nothing, God spoke the physical universe into existence. Genesis 1:31-2:1 And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. God, the Son, created. John 1:2-3 tells us: “He (Jesus Christ) was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.”  Hebrews 1:10 proclaims: “You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of your hands.” Colossians 1:16 declares: “For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.”

In the beginning God … Psalm 90:2 “Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever You had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.” Created the heavens and the earth … Psalm 19:1 “The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork.”

Revelation 4:11 “You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created.” Glory to God! 

In Christ, Brian