Sitting on the tarmac at the Raleigh airport this morning, I anticipated the sunrise through the small port window of a Boeing 737. Shortly after takeoff the horizon began to glow red, ablaze with the piercing light of the rising sun. Outside the aircraft the temperature hovered around a crisp 33 degrees Fahrenheit. As the sun began to highlight the rest of the sky transforming red hues into glorious crystal clear blue skies, I reflected upon the wonderful passages that depict the creation of our beautiful universe.
Genesis 1-3 depicts the Creation account all the way to the fall of man. However, in this post I want to address the Creation account. If someone were to ask you what subject of Genesis 1 is, what would you respond? Creation? Our universe? Nature? Or even the sheer power of our God?
Go back and open your Bible. Look at the beginning of nearly every single verse in this chapter. What does it say?
"So God. . ."
"And God. . ."
"God. . ."
Is Creation the focus here? Maybe. But it seems that the focus is more on the Creator, not the creation. Creation is the object, God is the subject.
God is the subject.
The next time you relax and just take in the beauty of the Lord's creation, make it your focus to meditate on the Creator as well.
"The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork."
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Psalm 19:1
