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Looking at the Bible in Genesis 1 verses 1 – 27, one observes several interesting points which clearly reveal God’s creative power. It is written he created the sun, stars, moon, animals, vegetation and human beings.
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
“And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
“. . . God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them” Genesis 1 verse 1, 21, 27.
Other verses which speak about creation include Psalm 104 verses 5-31, 115 verse 15, 1 Chronicles 29 verse 11, Isaiah 40 verses 12, 26, Romans 1 verse 20, Colossians 1 verses 16-17, John 1 verses 1-3 and Revelations 4 verses 11 among many others.
So important is the story of creation in the life of a believer that several song writers, authors of Christian books and Christian film producers have borrowed themes from this story to teach about the origins of life as taught in the scriptures.
Looking at music in particular, some will remember songs written by such people as Isaac Watts who wrote a hymn titled “I sing the mighty power of God”, Maltbie D. Babcock’s hymn “This is the father’s world” and Joseph Addison’s hymn “The spacious firmament on high” which all gives credit to God for creating life.
In the hymn “I sing the mighty power of God” Isaac Watts talks about the wisdom and power of God who created such things as the sky, clouds, mountains, the sea and plants which beautify the earth.
“I sing the mighty power of God, That made the mountains rise, That spread the flowing seas abroad, And built the lofty skies . . . ” reads some of the lines on this hymn.
In his song “This is the father’s world” Maltbie D. Babcock says he hears the voice of God in nature and that he rejoices and finds comfort in the knowledge that God who created every form of life is present and visible in nature. In the hymn “The spacious firmament on high” Joseph Addison continues the same theme of God’s creative power by referring to objects in the sky such as the sun, the stars and the moon which according to him reflects the power of God.
“. . .The unwearied sun from day to day, Does his Creator’s power display, And publishes to every land, The work of an almighty hand” reads lyrics to this hymn.
The “unwearied sun” mentioned in this hymn can also be taken symbolically to represent the ever shining power and love of God which he gives generously to all his creatures on earth.
There is one song however composed by a Zimbabwean gospel musician Carol Mujokoro titled “Haiwa Jehovah” which also dwells on the same subject of God’s creation.
In this song, Carol says even angles of God in heaven sing praises to God in respect and admiration of his works of creation and continues by saying the rivers and mountains were all created by God.
Overall, the story of creation is one important truth in the Christian faith which deserves careful study in order to fully appreciate its meaning. While pastors and other lay preachers may preach this important subject from the pulpit in their different churches, other creative forms of preaching such as songs, Christian books and films cannot be ignored as they appeal to believers’ sense of imagination to help them fully understand this subject.
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