Our Creator God
In Genesis 1, we are given an introduction to the creative work of God. It is in this passage that we are given a glimpse into how God brings new life out of the void of creation. Let’s explore it this week and reflect on how God may also be creating anew in your life.
1. The Method of God’s creation
In the beginning we see that the whole universe was vo id and empty (Gen 1:1). The method by which God forms everything is by His Word. God’s word reveals His sovereignty. By His word every atom, molecule and every law of physics came to be.
In the same way, a disciple’s soul is to be formed by God’s sovereign word. We are renewed by it, we are sanctified by it and we are given direction as we submit to it.
2. The Order of God’s creation
The second aspect of God’s creative work is the order by which He chooses to create. There is a pattern the writer of Genesis reveals to us. God first creates spaces in days 1, 2 and 3; He then fills those spaces with life in days 4, 5 and 6. There is a rhythm to God’s work, he first creates a space with the potential for life and then fills it with His glory.
In the same way, God fills the spaces of our lives when they are open. The moments we offer to Him in our weeks, our faithful attendance to church and small groups, our continual prayers and obedience. God fills all of those spaces with His goodness. If you give God a space, He will use it.
3. The Nature of God’s creative work
The final reflection on God’s creation work in Genesis 1 echoes the power of the gospel. We see in Genesis 1 that God is able to form all matter ex nihilo, that is ‘out of nothing’. While humanity’s creativity and imagination are exceedingly wonderful and amazing, our creative acts are merely forming things that are already in existence. Materials. Thoughts. Words. God forms everything without a need for preexistence. For He is God and can will something, out of nothing.
It is this creative power by which our assurance of His salvation is made all the more sure. He doesn’t require us to be good or righteous. He only requires His gospel. By His gospel He brings saints from sinners, righteousness from the wicked, faithfulness out of our brokenness, hope from despair and life from death. Christ brings a new creation from us, ex nihilo.
‘Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!‘ 2 Corinthians 5:17
Let us praise God for He is our creator.
我們的創造主 神
創世記第一章向我們介紹了神的創造之工。正是在這段經文中，我們得以一睹神如何從創造的空虛中帶來新的生命。本週讓我們探討一下，並思考上帝神如何在你的生活中重新創造。
1.神的創造方法
起初我們看到整個宇宙是空虛的（創世記 1:1）。神創造一切的方法是通過祂的話語。神的話語揭示了祂的主權。每一個原子、分子和每一條物理定律都是由祂的話語形成的。
同樣的，門徒的靈魂也是由神至高無上的話語所塑造的。我們因它而更新，因它而成聖，當我們順服它時，我們就得到指引。
2. 神創造的順序
神創造工作的第二個方面是祂選擇創造的順序。創世記的作者向我們揭示了一個模式。神首先在第1，2，3天創造了空間；然後在第4，5和6天用生命充滿這些空間。神的工作有一個節奏，他首先創造一個有生命潛力的空間，然後用祂的榮耀充滿它。
同樣地，當我們生命的空間打開時，神就會充滿我們的空間。我們在幾週內向祂奉獻的時刻，我們忠實地參加教會和小組，我們不斷的祈禱和順服。神用祂的良善充滿了所有這些空間。如果你給神一個空間，祂就會使用它。
3.神創造之工的本質
創世記第一章對神創造之工的最後反思呼應了福音的力量。我們在創世記第一章中看到，神能夠從無到有，即「從無到有」形成一切物質。雖然人類的創造力和想像力是極其奇妙和令人驚嘆的，但是我們的創造性行為必須用已經存在的事物：材料、思想、文字去構造。神創造了一切，不需要預先存在。因為祂是神，能夠從祂的意願，無中生有。
正是這種創造力使我們對祂的救恩的確信更加確定。祂不要求我們善良或正義。他只需要祂的福音。通過祂的福音，祂從罪人中帶來聖徒，從惡人中帶來正義，從破碎中帶來忠誠，從絕望中帶來希望，從死亡中帶來生命。基督從我們這裡帶來了一個新的創造，從無到有。
「所以，若有人在基督裏，他就是新造的人，舊事已過，都變成新的了。」哥林多後書5:17
讓我們讚美神，因為祂是我們的創造主。
