GOD CREATED HEAVEN EARTH AND MAN

PROCLAMATION

“And God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.’  So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them.”  Genesis 1:26-27 (KJV)

 

EXPLANATION

These are the words of God which were written by Moses under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God.  This is the first Book of The Bible, and this first chapter is all about the beginning of everything.  This includes the creation of the heavens, and the earth, and everything therein. (Genesis 1:1-31)  When God said, “Let Us … in Our …”, He was referring to The Holy Trinity, God The Father, God The Son, and God The Holy Spirit.  Collectively these three are different aspects of one God. (John 1:1 and 1 John 5:7)  God created something, the earth, and man, and everything in the universe, out of nothing.  He spoke and things came into existence. (Genesis 1:3, 1:6, 1:9, 1:11, 1:14, 1:20, 1:24, and 1:26-27)  Everything was created in six days, however, a day to God is like one thousand years to man. (2 Peter 3:8)   

 

APPLICATION

God created the earth out of nothing.  He spoke and it came into existence.  Man was created in the very image and likeness of God.  As different as we all look today, who is to say which one of us looks more like God, our heavenly Father.  We should be very careful when we make references about someone’s physical appearance.  We are all made from the same chemicals that are in the dust of the earth, and basically we all have the same body parts.  As similar as we are, there is a uniqueness in each of us which makes us just a little bit different from one another.  We all are the marvelous works of God and we are wonderfully made. (Psalm 139:13-16)  Our souls are completely different, special, and unique.  They are from the breath of God (Genesis 2:7) and they are eternal.  Our bodies, however, are from the dust of the earth and to the dust they shall return. (Job 34:15, Psalm 104:29, Ecclesiastes 3:20, and Ecclesiastes 12:7)  Jesus taught us to pray to our heavenly Father, (Matthew 6:9) but then He also said, “I and My Father are one.” (John 10:30)  God is omnipotent, all powerful. (Matthew 28:18)  He alone can make something out of nothing by speaking things into existence.  With God, all things are possible. (Matthew 19:26 and Mark 10:27)    We ought to praise God for His mighty acts and for His excellent greatness. (Psalm 150:2)