Hebrews 11:3 "Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear."
I read once of two astronomers who had an ongoing "discussion"
concerning creation. One took the stance of the big bang theory and
evolution. The other believed God spoke this universe into existence in a
perfect manner. The astronomer who took the stance that God spoke the universe into existence was given
a model of the solar system built to scale. One day the astronomer who
believed in the big bang theory walked into the office of the other and saw
this model. He was amazed at how perfectly the model had been built to scale.
He asked the creationist, "Where did you get that perfectly scaled model
of the solar system?" The creationist looked at him and said, "The
other day I heard a large crash and when I walked into my office, this solar
system had suddenly appeared." Of course the evolutionist did not
believe that account of the model being built, but the creationist made his point.
The solar system in which we live did not come about as a result of an
accident. We believe God created this universe by speaking it into
existence. What a mighty God we serve!
I received a birthday card once that began with "In the beginning God created
the heaven and the earth." (Genesis 1:1) When I opened the card it asked,
"How was it back then?" Of course, no one was with God, other than
Himself, when He created this universe. In fact, I believe he waited until the
sixth day to create man in order to prevent man from trying to take credit for
helping God. "In the beginning, God..." Through this
precious gift of faith, we can know and understand God framed the worlds by His
Word. "Things which are seen were not made of things which do
appear." If I could put this in a very simple form: God took nothing
and made something out of it.
In a fictional story, a scientist is talking to God. He declares to God that he
had the power to take clay and give it life. As they were talking, God told him
to go ahead and try. The man said, "First I need some clay."
God said, "Make your own clay." God took NOTHING and
made this universe. In the beginning was God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) and
no one nor anything else. Only God existed.
Only those who have this precious gift called faith can understand the things
spoken. For you see, it is "through faith" that we can
"understand." "And the earth was without form, and void;
and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the
face of the waters." (Genesis 1:2). We serve a mighty God who
took emptiness and gave it form. Praise His Holy Name for this same God took
this empty sinner and gave him form and purpose.