When considering the beauty of creation, I'm reminded of a Hymn written by Anne Steele: vs. 1 says:
Thou lovely source of true delight
whom I unseen adore, unveil thy beauties to my sight
that I might love thee more,
Oh that I might love thee more.
Will you ask God to unveil his beauty in creation to you this week that you too may love him more? I trust yes!
Listen to this great Hymn sung by Indelible Grace by clicking play to the right! A copy of the lyrics can be found here:
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Thanks for posting the words to the song. What wonderful words. I am looking forward to discussing the first 2 chapters of genesis and I have some thoughts/questions about Chapter 1.
I have always wondered, why is there "darkness over the face of the deep" (v. 2) when the earth was without void and form? Darkness is often associated with sin or evil, so why wasn't light over the face of the deep? Verse 2 goes on to say, "And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters". It's clear that God is present so I am surprised that darkness was there as well.
One aspect of creation that I have always been struck with is that God speaks and then creation occurs. He could've created the world without speaking, so why didn't He? Why take 7 days when it could've taken 1 second? Why do some people think that creation was a literal 7 days and some think it is figurative? What difference does it make?
When God creates man in verse 26, why is there a plural pronoun instead of a singular one? "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness." Are we created in the likeness of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit? Regardless of the interpretation, I am humbled that I embody the likeness (though marred by sin) of God and that everyone I encounter is in His likeness as well. I am guilty of looking at handicapped or disabled individuals and wondering how they were in God's image. But being made in God's image and likeness doesn't necessarily mean that they physically resemble to God, but that their being is in His likeness. This verse highlights the importance of dignifying all humanity.
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