“In the Beginning, God created…” Gen 1:1
“Then God said, “Let us make man in our image…” Gen 1:26
Camille and I were sitting at Kona Joes (coffee place) with friends and fellow staffers Ryan and Haley. We started talking about God, students, DTS, staffing, art, photography, travel and many other random topics. During the midst of this conversation, I was looking out at the sea, the trees, the beach, the birds and all the things in my sight, all of which God created.
The revelation really came together with the topics of creating/exploring and talking about God. We are made to create. Think about it. The first sentence of the Bible has God creating and He has never stopped! It’s amazing that God chooses us to partner with him and create and in fact blesses us saying “Be fruitful and increase in number” (Gen 1:28). Also, God created all the earth and everything in it and he gave Adam the fun task of naming the animals. He loves when we partner with him in creating beautiful things. As it says above, we are made in God’s image, so we too have the desire to create!
We definitely took the license to create and ran! Humans, cars, buildings, businesses, cities, art—we have created many amazing things. The beauty is the freedom we have. We can chose to participate. It also leads us to a decision. Shall we create good or bad?
The enemy tries to prevent us from creating and tries to get us to destroy. If he can’t stop us from creating, his next attack is to twist our creation to the opposite, destruction. An example might be the use of photography. Photos of people, places and scenic landscapes are beautiful. Photos that lead people into sin/destruction (ie pornography, vulgarity) are bad.
Deep down inside every person has the desire to create beautiful things. Not just for ourselves but to share in community just as God shares his ability to create with us. I consider it spiritual warfare to write, design, and photograph. To create is to go in the opposite spirit of destruction. Its important to have values taught in the bible to make sure our creations are honoring to God. I’ve come into realization that its awesome to invite God into all things that I create. Imagine what we can create as we partner with The Creator!
(Photo: Daniel (staffer) on Shoot for our Awaken DTS video)
My wife and I are part of the Awaken Community. We desire restoration and reconciliation in the broken and lost. We both love God and are committed to following his will. I enjoys taking photographs of my travels as well as blogging about awesome things God does or teaches me. To see more photos, visit our gallery. More about Calvin and Camille
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