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Days of Creation: God Is in Control
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:1
One of the themes of the famous 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey, was the idea of a man-made computer taking on human characteristics - even taking on a will of its own. That was a revolutionary thought in its day. It has always been true that creations of man are subject to their creators. And they still are today.
That reflects a principle set in motion by the God of heaven and earth; the God who created the world out of nothing and remains supreme over it. Man, the pinnacle of God's creation, attempts at times to rise up against the Creator and replace God's will with his own. God's response, in human terms, is to "laugh [and] . . . hold them in derision" (Psalm 2:4). Yes, man has a will that can be exercised, but only within limits. God is the Creator who never relinquishes control of this world to human or spiritual beings.
When you next read a headline that makes you worry and wonder, remember that in the beginning God created everything by His Word - a Word that never fails to accomplish the purpose for which it was spoken (Isaiah 55:11).
Biblical patience is not rooted in fatalism that says everything is out of control. It is rooted in faith that says everything is in God's control.
John Blanchard
Read-thru-the-Bible
Mark 10:35 -- 14:72
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:1
One of the themes of the famous 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey, was the idea of a man-made computer taking on human characteristics - even taking on a will of its own. That was a revolutionary thought in its day. It has always been true that creations of man are subject to their creators. And they still are today.
That reflects a principle set in motion by the God of heaven and earth; the God who created the world out of nothing and remains supreme over it. Man, the pinnacle of God's creation, attempts at times to rise up against the Creator and replace God's will with his own. God's response, in human terms, is to "laugh [and] . . . hold them in derision" (Psalm 2:4). Yes, man has a will that can be exercised, but only within limits. God is the Creator who never relinquishes control of this world to human or spiritual beings.
When you next read a headline that makes you worry and wonder, remember that in the beginning God created everything by His Word - a Word that never fails to accomplish the purpose for which it was spoken (Isaiah 55:11).
Biblical patience is not rooted in fatalism that says everything is out of control. It is rooted in faith that says everything is in God's control.
John Blanchard
Read-thru-the-Bible
Mark 10:35 -- 14:72
