Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Genesis 1:11-13 (NIV)
11 Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so. 12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.
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I think from this point on, God already plans the creation of mankind to give them an environment, plants and trees to produce vegetation. Among the many accomplishments during the first six days, God's ultimate purpose was to create a pleasant setting for a human being (Adam) who would live on this earth and converse with Him. Through these verses, we can see how much God really cares about our well-being.
Again God saw that it was good. In the first chapter of Genesis there is no mention of any evil. His creations are all good because He is good. Evil can not come out from God.
Referring back to Sue Jin's old post, everything before sin was good. Well perhaps everything before the serpent came out...
I believe he said that light was good because he saw it fit and saw the need and he was well pleased.
Also the theory of contrasts... can the world exists with just water and not earth? sure I think so. Can the world be just dark and no light? I think that can be fine also. Can there be just Good without evil? To answer this, we can ask can God exists by himself?
The answer to that is pretty obvious.
Everything was good up until serpent came to the garden. Where did the serpent come from? well he is a creation of God also but chose disobey God and thus fell to the earth from heaven.
So I guess everything was good up until an angel turned away from God and turned himself into satan.
It truly is amazing how much things just makes sense when one studies the word with His guidance.
What strikes me is the repeated line that each bear fruit "according to their various kinds." I think a lot of unhappiness comes when people are dissatisfied because their lives aren't producing oranges - but they forget that they're producing cherries or plums. God recognizes and values all of our talents. And we are all different. A friend of mine once told me that the world wouldn't be nearly as nice if all the birds only sang one song.
God loves diversity. He doesn't want us all to be the same. His idea of "good" is much less narrow that that of many of us.
Thanks to "M," there was an itch to check out the blog this week. I am glad that I did. The creation passages are great. There are so much that we learn about God. Why did He create the earth? And why did He create in the way He did it? Just observing 11-13, there is a lot in it. We see a God who enjoys creating, giving life to other life. He is the author of all life. He likes to work, of producing. There is a sense of rhythm, of seasons. He enjoys change, and values seasons.
Work is not just an economic necessity, but God is setting an example - as history's first worker - on how to enjoy it. We are most fulfilled when we create something, imitating our Creator. We also need seasons and rhythms in life. I was thinking on how much I missed going through Easter with a Christian community. As we approach Easter - and as I head overseas - I hope that I can share the passion of Christ that leads to His Resurrection Sunday. Thanks for this blog.
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