God and The World
Gen 1:2-5 Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, but the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water. 3 God said, “Let there be light.” And there was light! 4 God saw that the light was good, so God separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day” and the darkness “night.” There was evening, and there was morning, marking the first day.
Every creature’s life is dependent on God
Job 12:10 The life of every creature and the breath of all people are in God’s hand.
Ps 36:6 Your justice is like the highest mountains, your fairness like the deepest sea; you preserve mankind and the animal kingdom.
God provides food for all creatures
PSALM 145:15 Everything looks to you in anticipation, and you provide them with food on a regular basis.
God sends rain on the earth, making it productive
ISAIAH 55:10 The rain and snow fall from the sky and do not return, but instead water the earth and make it produce and yield crops, and provide seed for the planter and food for those who must eat.
God regulates and maintains the other aspects of nature
JEREMIAH 33:25 But I, the Lord, make the following promise: I have made a covenant governing the coming of day and night. I have established the fixed laws governing heaven and earth.
God made the earth and all creation to last
PSALM 78:69 He made his sanctuary as enduring as the heavens above; as secure as the earth, which he established permanently.
God made all things with his wisdom
PROVERBS 3:19-20 The Lord created the earth by his wisdom; by his knowledge he set the sky in place. 20His wisdom caused the rivers to flow and the clouds to give rain to the earth.
God made all things with his power
JEREMIAH 27:5 [God:] I made the earth and the people and animals on it by my mighty power and great strength, and I give it to whomever I see fit.
God made and maintains all things by his word or command
PSALM 33:6, 9 By the Lord’s decree the heavens were made; by a mere word from his mouth all the stars in the sky were created. 9 For he spoke, and it came into existence, he issued the decree, and it stood firm.
God made and sustains all things through Jesus Christ
JOHN 1:3 All things were created by him [Christ], and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created.
HEBREWS 1:2-3 He is the one through whom God created the universe, the one whom God has chosen to possess all things at the end. 3He reflects the brightness of God’s glory and is the exact likeness of God’s own being, sustaining the universe with his powerful word.
The Holy Spirit also has a role in creation
PSALM 104:30 When you send forth your Spirit, they [creatures] are created, and you renew the face of the ground.
God is sovereign over all things
ACTS 17:24 The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth.
All things belong to God
PSALM 24:1-2 The Lord owns the earth and all it contains, the world and all who live in it. 2 For he set its foundation upon the seas, and established it upon the ocean currents.
All things exist for God
ROMANS 11:36 For all things were created by him, and all things exist through him and for him. To God be the glory for ever! Amen.
Creation attests to God’s greatness and glory
PSALM 8:3-4 When I look at the heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you established —4 what is man that you take notice of him, or the son of man that you pay attention to him?
Creation attests to God’s power
ISAIAH 40:26 Look up at the sky! Who created all these heavenly lights? He is the one who leads out their ranks; he calls them all by name. Because of his absolute power and awesome strength, not one of them is missing.
Creation and God’s control over it show his power and wisdom to be incomparable
JOB 9:4-10 [Job, speaking of God:] He is wise in heart and mighty in strength – who has resisted him and remained safe? He who removes mountains suddenly, who overturns them in his anger; he who shakes the earth out of its place so that its pillars tremble; he who commands the sun and it does not shine and seals up the stars; he alone spreads out the heavens, and treads on the waves of the sea; he makes the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the constellations of the southern sky; he does great and unsearchable things, and wonderful things without number.