The Creation

One of the notes in my study Bible had this to say, "...the ultimate purpose being that the whole earth should become the temple of God, the place of his presence, and should display his glory."


I'd never thought about it like that before, and it just slightly shifted my view of the world and my place within it. The creation story instilled in me the great sense of order God brings to everything he does. I read it with all the debates of evolution vs. creation, and even young earth vs. old earth theories swimming in my head. I see no reason at all why God can't work through science. The fact that the world was designed in such a specific, understandable way to me speaks even more of the presence of a loving creator.

I think the key word in all of it is designed. God didn't just create an external layer of the world to be seen, like the back lot of a movie set where everything is without substance, all just a facade. It was completely designed down to the smallest detail, including the elusive graviton and other parts of it we don't understand. It all works together so harmoniously, nothing by chance, and all connected to each other. The world was clearly designed by a master designer. It's so intricate, so perfect, and so amazing. It seems as science stumbles upon new discoveries year by year that the awe inspiring genius behind it, and the care to which was put into the smallest of details in our world is nothing short of humbling.

God works through order. I see that time and time and time again reading through these first few books in the Bible. So at the end of the day, young earth, old earth, whatever. I don't see how that matters to what the story is trying to tell us. God created the heavens and the earth. The important part isn't defining exactly when he did it, but knowing that he did indeed create it exactly to his plans.

And it was good.

And then we messed it up.

But it's still amazing, despite our best efforts to ruin it some days.