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"The Creator of Heaven and Earth"
Message
summary:
Today "I am
not ashamed
that I believe
in creation,
God made the
heavens and
the earth in
six days".
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"For
this is what
the LORD says
- He who
created the
heavens, He is
God; He who
fashioned and
made the
earth, He
founded it; He
did not create
it to be
empty, but
formed it to
be inhabited -
He says: “I am
the LORD, and
there is no
other'"
(Isaiah
45:18).
Yesterday
we shared
about the trip
I (Stephen)
made to
northern PA
early this
week with the
Lapp family.
On Tuesday
afternoon we
from the cabin
all went down
the mountain
to
Sinnemahoning
State Park
where we rode
bikes and the
children
played in the
Sinnemahoning
Creek in an
area of the
park known as
40 Maples.
Although I
joined them
for the bike
ride on an old
non-electric
bike far too
small for my
large frame I
didn't care to
play in the
Creek.
Then
we had a
picnic meal
including
hamburgers
cooked over
the grill
using sticks
the children
had collected
to build the
fire
(resourceful
since they
didn't have
charcoal).
In the creek I noticed the pile of rocks seen in our lead photo today and began to muse. One lesson from these rocks could be the time Joshua had twelve men from each tribe collect a stone from the Jordan River and stack them up as a memorial. We shared a message about that called "Spiritual Amnesia" (link below*).
But
I looked at
the stack of
rocks and
considered how
they got
there.
Was it:
A) A result of millions of years of random chance.
B) A recent flood that just so happened to form this stack of rocks.
C) A human being (likely a child) who purposefully stacked them.
D) Something else
Muse
on that for a
few hours if
you care to
but I think
most of us
would opt for
C, that it was
intelligently
designed and
built by a
human. I
suppose even
the most
ardent
believer in
naturalism and
evolution
would choose
C. Yet that
same person
will reject
the Biblical
record of
God's
creation!
The
Apostle's
Creed begins,
"I believe in
God the Father
Almighty,
Creator of
heaven and
earth". This
ancient creed
merely affirms
what Scripture
teaches. The
first verse in
the Bible
states, "In
the beginning
God created
the heavens
and the earth"
(Genesis 1:1).
The truth of God being the Creator is visible all through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by Your will they were created and have their being” (Revelation 4:11).
On
the way home
Wednesday the
family sang
and we
listened to a
song I had
never heard
before called
"I Am Not
Ashamed" by
Buddy Davis.
It includes
these words,
"I am not
ashamed that I
believe in
creation, God
made the
heavens and
the earth in
six days".
I
am not ashamed
that I believe
in creation
either. What
about you?
Be encouraged today, Hebrews 3:13.
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer:
Father God,
Creator of
heaven and
earth, You
declared that
all You made
was good, very
good. Your
glory and Your
goodness along
with the
beauty and
harmony of
Your works
have made life
not only
habitable but
very good for
all Your
creation
scrolling
through all
the
generations
right down to
those of us
living in the
year of our
Lord 2026. You
blessed the
seventh day of
Your creation
and made it
holy, because
on this day
You rested
from the
previous days
of creating
the world as
we know it.
What an
all-powerful,
all-knowing,
and
all-present
God we serve
that loves us
to the
uttermost.
Forever we are
thankful to
You for giving
us life here
and now and
for all
eternity.
Amen.
Today's
Suggested
Music and
Supplemental
Resources
"I
Am Not
Ashamed"
Watch
on YouTube
Buddy Davis
"Creator"
Watch
on YouTube
Phil Wickham
*
"Spiritual
Amnesia"
Message about
the stack of
stones from
Joshua
For further study on today's topic:
What did Jesus and Luke say about Genesis?
Did Jesus Say He Created in Six Literal Days?
Did
Jesus Teach
Recent
Creation?
More photos from my trip to Potter County
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