Title: God Created the Heavens and Earth
God created heaven and earth
Bible: Genesis 1:1
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth”
Astronomer Kepler was a faithful servant of God. But he had one friend who denied the existence of God. The friend's opinion was that the universe was created by chance by some mechanical order. "This universe is God's creation." "No, it's just a law of the universe that was created when the star with the most dominant power in one orbit dominates the other stars. The solar system is created by its own power and not by anyone. Say it!" No matter how much Kepler explained, his thoughts never changed. However, Kepler wanted to make sure he knew that God was the Creator and Ruler of the universe. So, after thinking about it, one day I decided to make a model of the solar system. He painstakingly crafted the stars of the solar system, such as Mercury, Venus, and Earth, to fit their actual scale reduction ratios, and then painted them with beautiful colors. And I connected them to each other so that they could spin around the sun.
A few days later, the friend, visiting Kepler's astronomical observatory, saw a beautiful model of the solar system and was very impressed. ‘Oh, how beautiful! Who made this cool model!’ Kepler was waiting for the question to come out. But he answered quietly and calmly. "No one made it. That model was created by their own power." Then the friend looked at Kepler as if he were crazy and said, 'Where do you find such a stupid answer? Come on tell me! who made it Are you?’ Then Kepler put his hand on his friend’s shoulder and answered seriously. 'Hey. You just said that this little toy could never be made on its own. But this is just a very fragile model of the real universe you believe came into existence. How can you, who believe that even this insignificant toy could not be made by someone else's hands, so easily say that this vast universe was made by me alone?'
Traditional theories of the existence of God are already well known.
As a young man, Jo Niijima, the founder of Toshisha University, was deeply moved by the text of the text. “If there is one who created all things in the universe, he is the true God!” Joe Niijima, who believed that the extent of his influence determined the extent of his existence, came to believe that God, who created and governs the entire universe, is the true Absolute. I found the God I had been looking for for a long time in the first verse of the first chapter of the Bible. We are surrounded by many hardships. He laments his incompetence and sighs. But how strong is the fact that there is a God who cares for us with unwavering love and abundant grace by our side, when we are so weak? As recorded in the Bible, He is the Almighty who created the heavens and the earth. You are the source of all life. He is the Savior who already knows and solves even our secret troubles. He doesn't have any trouble dealing with it.
“By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all their hosts were made by the breath of his mouth. He gathers the seas and piles them up like heaps, and puts the deep waters in barns. The whole earth fears the LORD, and all the inhabitants of the world fear him. ' (Psalm 33:6-7)
Both humans and Mother Nature are his works. Among them, man is the greatest masterpiece created by God. Because they were made in the image of God. We have the eternal world and a holy disposition to long for God. And our souls find true rest in fellowship with him. God has provided a beautiful nature for human beings who seek and long for Him. In the great and beautiful nature, we have spiritual fellowship with the invisible God. Our hearts and souls feel God, and we are immersed in holy joy. enjoy rest. No matter how fast material civilization develops, our souls and minds are always thirsty for the Absolute. That is why even people who do not know God are drawn to the beautiful nature and travel.
Let us glorify God by pleasing the God who created the heavens and the earth. The God who created heaven and earth wants the kingdom of God to expand through the community of faith.
“Go therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:19). - 20)