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An Introduction to the Maker

© Charlotte Crowder

The vast emptiness and darkness of the earth before the first day of creation must to God Almighty look similar to the dark cold hearts of men who have rejected God and His grace. The account in Genesis chapter 1 and 2 is truly where it all begins-- and for some, where it all ends. It is as if God is trying to say, "the first thing you should know about me is that I am responsible for this world and everything in it". Many have rejected Him before the end of the first verse, but for those who are brave enough to read on, it is meant to be our first impression of Him, and what an impression it is!

It is hard not to talk about creation in contrast to the way we know things. Humans cannot truly create anything. They can form things, they can invent things, but matter and all its properties come from God. He created the world out of nothing. When we first meet someone, we note certain characteristics. Perhaps it's their smile, or their height, or their skin color, or their clothes. The accounts in Genesis are not just stories, but God's profile: who He is, what He is like, and how He sees us. The predominant characteristic about God is that "all things are made by him, and without him was not anything made that was made." (John 1:2) Being sole creator, makes him solely responsible. Another characteristic we see is his ability to take that which is dark, worthless, and dead and make it come alive with life, growth and beauty. The earth was "without form, and void, and darkness was upon the deep" (Gen. 1:2) and in five days it flourished with trees, flowers, insects, birds and animals. It is almost as if He enjoys doing this, for it seems He made the earth dark and without form on purpose just so he could transform it. And it seems that he stretched it out for a week just so that He could enjoy it longer, for surely He could have spoke it into existence already completed.

Another point we see in His profile is his purposefullness. All this was prepared for one person --Adam. Adam was brought in at the last. He was the prize. He was the honored guest. The forethought, the planning, the preparation was all for Adam, all to be placed in his care. Like you give a child a puppy and allow him to name it, God told Adam to name the animals. God gave the garden to Adam to tend. It was truly a father-son relationship. Even Eve was made especially for Adam. The Creator, the Center of the Universe, set Adam at the foremost of His thoughts. Very much unlike the distant uncaring god we hear so much about today.