THE UNDENIABLE WITNESS THAT CONSTANTLY SPEAKS OF HIS GLORY!!
“…The heavens declare the GLORY
of God…” (Psalms 19:1 KJV). “…The heavens are telling of the glory of God…”
(Psalms 19:1 NASB). “…God’s glory is on tour in the skies…”
(Psalms 19:1 MSG). “… The heavens
declare His righteousness, And all the peoples have seen His glory…”
(Psalms 97:6 NASB).
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SCRIPTURES: “…The heavens declare the GLORY
of God…” (Psalms 19:1 KJV). “…The heavens are telling of the glory of God…”
(Psalms 19:1 NASB). “…God’s glory is on tour in the skies…”
(Psalms 19:1 MSG). “… The heavens
declare His righteousness, And all the peoples have seen His glory…”
(Psalms 97:6 NASB).
PURPOSE OR GOAL OF LESSON: TO
LEARN HOW GOD SPEAKS THROUGH CREATION
APPLICATION OF LESSON: TO PRACTICE HEARING
GOD SPEAK TO YOU THROUGH NATURE
TOPIC DISCUSSION: LEARNING
THAT THE GLORY OF GOD IS THE PRESENCE OF GOD WITNESSED THROUGH HIS CREATION AND
“ALL” HIS ACTS OF GOODNESS. HIS PRESENCE
OR GLORY IS REVEALED AND SPEAKS THROUGHOUT ALL CREATION. HIS PRESENCE OR GLORY
IS WITNESS THROUGH EVERY ACT OF HIS GOODNESS. “…The heavens declare the GLORY
of God (THE PRESENCE OF GOD)…”
(Psalms 19:1 KJV). “…The heavens
are telling
of the
glory of God (THE PRESENCE OF GOD)…”
(Psalms 19:1 NASB). “…God’s glory (GOD’S PRESENCE) is on tour in the skies…”
(Psalms 19:1 MSG). “… The heavens
declare His righteousness, And all the peoples have seen His glory
(HIS PRESENCE)…” (Psalms 97:6 NASB). God’s creative WORKS SPEAK and
REVEAL to mankind that He EXISTS OR HE IS PRESENCE IN THE WORLD. “… BY FAITH (by depending upon God) we understand
(become aware) that THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE WAS FORMED at
God’s [WORD], that what we now see did not come from anything that can be
seen.” (Hebrews 11 NLT). “…In the beginning God
created the heaven and the
earth …” (Genesis 1:1, 31 KJV).“…BY THE WORD of the Lord the heavens were made, And by the breath of
His mouth all their host…” (Psalms 33:6 NASB).
Without,
the indwelling Holy Spirit, to
PROVIDE a revelation of God’s creative existence; mankind will REDUCE creation
to an act of “intellectual design.” From
my perspective “intelligent design” LIMITS creation to man’s human observations
and their subjective reports from those observations. Human information is ALWAYS a
result of human intelligence. Human intelligence is ALWAYS based on subjective
human observation or research of God’s creative WORKS. No matter how great and
well-informed intellectuals present their information; it is ALWAYS the product
of the HUMAN mind. “…The heavens declare the GLORY
of God…” (Psalms 19:1 KJV). “…The heavens are telling of the glory of God (PRESENCE OF GOD)…”
(Psalms 19:1 NASB). “…God’s glory (PRESENCE) is on tour in the skies…”
(Psalms 19:1 MSG). “… The heavens
declare His righteousness, And all the peoples have seen His glory
(PRESENCE)…” (Psalms 97:6 NASB). ALL OF CREATION “clearly” “SPEAKS” of his
existence OR REVEAL HIS PRESENCE IN THE WORLD. “…Since the creation of the world, God’s
…ETERNAL POWER …have been CLEARLY SEEN, being UNDERSTOOD FROM WHAT HAS BEEN MADE (ALL OF CREATION)…”
(Romans 1:20 NIV). Scientists,
atheists, physics, and many documented theories have resigned to the fact that
the universe had a beginning. Thus, these professionals have all rallied for
the “Big Bang” cosmos, which actually supports, though NOT intentional, Genesis
1:1. “…In the beginning God created (BANG!) _ the heaven and the earth …”
(Genesis 1:1, 31 KJV). “…Since the creation
of the world, God’s …ETERNAL POWER
…have
been CLEARLY
SEEN,
being UNDERSTOOD FROM WHAT HAS BEEN MADE…his POWER and Godhead (Father, Word &
Holy Spirit); so that [MANKIND] are WITHOUT excuse [of his EXISTENCE or
PRESENCE]…” (Romans 1:20 NIV). God’s EXISTENCE
OR PRESENCE is revealed so POWERFULLY throughout his CREATION that NO human
will have an EXCUSE to deny him. “…Since
the creation of the world, God’s …POWER and Godhead (Father, Word & Holy Spirit [is
CLEARLY SEEN]; so that [MANKIND] are WITHOUT excuse [of his EXISTENCE]…”
(Romans 1:20 NIV). “… The heavens
declare His righteousness, And all the peoples have seen His glory (PRESENCE & ACTS OF GOODNESS
TOWARD MANKIND)…” (Psalms 97:6 NASB). The MORE you LEARN about God’s
CREATIVE WORKS, the MORE he is REVEALED to YOU, especially if you have the indwelling Holy Spirit. “…The
person WITHOUT the [Holy] Spirit DOES NOT accept the things that come
from the Spirit of God but
considers them foolishness, and cannot
understand them because they are discerned only through the [Holy] Spirit. …” (2
Corinthians 2:12-15 KJV). “… We
… [are able to] … understand that THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE WAS FORMED at God’s [Word], that what we now SEE did not come from anything that can be SEEN (by
sight)…” (Hebrews 11:3 NLT). “…The mind governed
(LIMITED) by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to
God's law (WORD), nor can it do so…”
(Romans 8:7 NIV). “….Apart
from Me (God, the Holy Spirit), you can do nothing (NOT EVEN UNDERSTAND THE
WORLD WAS CREATED BY GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT)…” (John 15:5 NIV).The MORE God’s people discover God’s
creative WORKS, the MORE those WORKS confirm his EXISTENCE. “I AM” is a title of God. “… “I AM WHO I AM ’ This is My name forever, and this is My
memorial-name to all generations…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). “I AM” basically means GOD EXISTS perpetually from the past, in
the present, and eternally into the future through God’s OWN sufficiency.
“…I am (or I exist as) the Lord, the God of all flesh…”
(Jeremiah 32:27 KJV). "… I
am (or I exist as) the Alpha and
the Omega," says the Lord God…" (Revelation 1:8 NASB).
“… I (exist as), the LORD … (I am or
exist as) the
first, and with the last. I am ( or I
exist as) He...'" (Isaiah 41:4 NASB). “I AM”
CONFIRMS that GOD “is” the sufficient and objective existence of all other
existence. "… I am the
Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who
is to come, the
Almighty…" (Revelation 1:8 NASB). “… I, the LORD, am the first, and with the last.
I
am He...'"
(Isaiah 41:4 NASB). “… I am the first
and I am the last, And
there is no God besides Me…” (Isaiah 44:6 NASB). “… Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was,
and is, and is to come…”
(Revelation 4:8 KJV). “I
AM” CONFIRMS, not only THAT GOD exists or is presence, BUT his existence or presence is “clearly seen.”
“…
“I AM WHO I AM…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). “…The invisible [Spirit, I AM]…from the creation of the world is …clearly seen,
being understood by the things that are MADE …” (Romans 1:20 KJV). “ ... All things came into
being (existence) through Him (I AM), and apart from Him (I AM) nothing came into being
(existence) that has come into being (existence)…” (John 1:3 NASB).
“… I am
He...'"
(Isaiah 41:4 NASB). “… I am the first
and I am the last…” (Isaiah
44:6 NASB). "… I am the Alpha and the Omega," …"
(Revelation 1:8 NASB).
God, the GREAT “I AM” confirms and
demonstrates what existence means by REVEALING, himself, through CREATION as
the ULTIMATE presence. “… I am
He...'"
(Isaiah 41:4 NASB). “… “I AM WHO I AM…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). “… “This is My name forever, and this is My memorial-name to all
generations…” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). God,
the GREAT “I AM,” created the condition of existence. “… All things came into being (existence) through
Him, and apart from Him nothing came
into being (existence) that has come into
being (existence)…”
(John 1:3 NASB). “… there is but one God, the Father, from whom
are all things and we
exist
for Him; and
one Lord, Jesus Christ (the WORD of GOD), by whom are all things, and we
exist
through Him (the WORD of GOD)…” (1 Corinthians 8:6 NASB). “… “I AM WHO I AM…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). Existence “IS” who God “IS.” There
is, therefore, NO existence outside of God’s existence. There is NONE like
HIM!!! “… “I AM WHO I AM…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB)."…
who
is (who exists)… who was (who has existed) and who is to come
(who exists in the future for “all” eternity), the Almighty … [I am] …"
(Revelation 1:8 NASB).“…there is none like unto thee…” (Jeremiah
10:6 KJV). “… Blessed be the LORD God…”
(Psalm 72:18 KJV). “…O LORD
my God,
You are very
GREAT…” (Psalm 104:1-2 NASB).
“…GOD “IS” SPIRIT…”
(John 4:24 KJV). God EXISTS as Spirit. “… “I AM” WHO I AM…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB).
CREATION
SPEAKS
1.
What does creation (the heavens) give witness to? THE
GLORY OF GOD. “…The heavens
declare the GLORY of God…”
(Psalms 19:1 KJV). “…The heavens
are telling
of the
glory of God…” (Psalms 19:1 NASB). “…God’s glory is
on tour in the skies…” (Psalms 19:1 MSG). “… The heavens declare
His righteousness, And all the peoples have seen His glory…” (Psalms 97:6 NASB). WHAT DOES THE
GLORY OF GOD REFER TO? THE GLORY OF GOD REFERS TO THE ACTUAL WITNESS
OF GOD’S PRESENCE IN THE WORLD AND HIS MANY ACTS OF GOODNESS. “… BY
FAITH (by depending upon God) we understand
(become aware) that THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE WAS FORMED at God’s [WORD],
that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen.” (Hebrews
11 NLT). “…In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth …” (Genesis
1:1, 31 KJV). “…BY THE WORD of the Lord the heavens were made, And by the breath of
His mouth all their host…” (Psalms 33:6 NASB). WHAT HELPS YOU BECOME
AWARE OF WHO CREATED THE UNIVERSE? WE BECOME AWARE OF WHO
CREATED THE UNIVERSE BY FAITH OR DEPENDING UPON GOD TO REVEAL HIMSELF. “… BY
FAITH (depending upon God) [you] UNDERSTAND
(become aware of) …that what [you] now see did not come from anything that can
be seen …” (Hebrews 11 NLT). “… We … [are able to] … understand that THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE WAS FORMED at God’s [Word], that what we now SEE did not come from anything that can be SEEN (by
sight)…” (Hebrews 11:3 NLT). “…Since
the creation of the world, God’s …ETERNAL POWER
…have
been CLEARLY
SEEN,
being UNDERSTOOD FROM WHAT HAS BEEN MADE…”
(Romans 1:20 NIV). “…The person WITHOUT the [Holy] Spirit DOES NOT accept the
things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the [Holy] Spirit. …” (2
Corinthians 2:12-15 KJV). “…The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does
not submit to God's law (WORD), nor
can it do so…” (Romans 8:7 NIV). “….Apart from Me (the Holy Spirit), you can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV). IF HUMAN INFORMATION
IS A RESULT OF THE HUMAN MIND; WHAT IS SPIRITUAL INFORMATION A RESULT OF? SPIRITUAL INFORMATION IS A RESULT OF THE MIND OF GOD, THE HOLY
SPIRIT.
No
matter how great and well-informed intellectuals present their information; it
is ALWAYS the product of the HUMAN mind. WHAT IS THE CREATION A PRODUCT OF?
CREATION IS A PRODUCT OF THE SPIRITUAL MIND OF GOD THROUGH THE WORK OF HIS HOLY
SPIRIT. “… THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE WAS FORMED at
God’s [Word], that what we now SEE did not come from
anything that can be SEEN (THE HOLY SPIRIT)…” (Hebrews 11:3
NLT). “…The
heavens declare the GLORY of God…”
(Psalms 19:1 KJV). “…The heavens
are telling
of the
glory of God…” (Psalms 19:1 NASB). “…God’s glory is
on tour in the skies…” (Psalms 19:1 MSG). “… The heavens declare
His righteousness, And all the peoples have seen His glory…” (Psalms 97:6 NASB). IS GOD, THE HOLY
SPIRIT, “clearly” SEEN THROUGH THE THINGS CREATED BY THE WORK OF HIS HOLY
SPIRIT?
YES. “…Since the creation of the world, God’s …ETERNAL POWER …have been CLEARLY SEEN, being UNDERSTOOD FROM WHAT HAS BEEN MADE…”
(Romans 1:20 NIV).
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2.
Scientists, atheists, physics, and many documented
theories have resigned to the fact that the universe had a beginning; WHAT MAY
EXPLAIN THE SO-CALLED “Big Bang? Genesis 1:1 DEMONSTRATES GOD BEGIN TO
CREATE SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING, WHICH WOULD GIVE CREDENCE TO A “BIG BANG.” “…In the
beginning God created (BANG) the heaven and the earth …”
(Genesis 1:1, 31 KJV). “…Since the
creation of the world, God’s …ETERNAL POWER
…have
been CLEARLY
SEEN,
being UNDERSTOOD FROM WHAT HAS BEEN MADE…”
(Romans 1:20 NIV). IS GOD’S GLORY OR
PRESENCE “CLEARLY” REVEALED THROUGH CREATION? YES. HOW?
THROUGH “ALL” CREATION, SUCH AS THE HEAVENS OR EVERYTHING ELSE (INCLUDING
PEOPLE) THAT HAS BEEN MADE. “…Since the
creation of the world, God’s …POWER and Godhead (Father, Word & Holy Spirit [is
CLEARLY SEEN]; so that [MANKIND] are WITHOUT excuse [of his EXISTENCE]…”
(Romans 1:20 NIV). “… The heavens
declare His righteousness, And all the peoples have seen His glory…”
(Psalms 97:6 NASB). WHAT ELSE REVEALS GOD’ GLORY AND PRESENCE? THE
HOLY SPIRIT ALSO HELPS REVEAL GOD TO MANKIND THROUGH HIS INDWELLING PRESENCE. The indwelling Holy Spirit. “…The
person WITHOUT the [Holy] Spirit DOES NOT accept the things that come from
the Spirit of God but considers
them foolishness, and cannot understand
them because they
are discerned only through the [Holy] Spirit. …” (2
Corinthians 2:12-15 KJV). “… We
… [are able to] … understand that THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE WAS FORMED at God’s [Word], that what we now SEE did not come from anything that can be SEEN (by
sight)…” (Hebrews 11:3 NLT). “…The mind governed by
the flesh is hostile to God;
it does not submit to God's law
(WORD), nor can it do so…”
(Romans 8:7 NIV). “….Apart
from Me (God, the Holy Spirit), you can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).
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3.
TRUE OR FALSE: The MORE
God’s people discover God’s creative WORKS, the MORE those WORKS confirm his
EXISTENCE OR PRESENCE. TRUE. “…
“I AM WHO I AM ’ This is My name forever, and this is My
memorial-name to all generations…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). “…The heavens
declare the GLORY of God…”
(Psalms 19:1 KJV). “…The heavens
are telling
of the
glory of God…” (Psalms 19:1 NASB). “…God’s glory is
on tour in the skies…” (Psalms 19:1 MSG). “…I am (or I exist as) the Lord, the God of all flesh…”
(Jeremiah 32:27 KJV). "… I
am (or I exist as) the Alpha and
the Omega," says the Lord God…" (Revelation 1:8 NASB).
“… I (exist as), the LORD … (I am or
exist as) the
first, and with the last. I am ( or I
exist as) He...'" (Isaiah 41:4 NASB). "… I am the
Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who
is to come, the
Almighty…" (Revelation 1:8 NASB).“… I, the LORD, am the first, and with the last. I am
He...'"
(Isaiah 41:4 NASB). “… I am the first
and I am the last, And there is no God besides Me…”
(Isaiah 44:6 NASB). “… Holy, holy, holy,
Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come…” (Revelation 4:8 KJV). IS GOD’S GLORY,
PRESENCE, OR EXISTENCE CLEARLY SEEN? YES. WHERE? IN
THE UNIVERSE THROUGH THE THINGS THAT ARE CREATED OR MADE BY HIS HOLY SPIRIT. “… “I AM WHO I AM…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). “…The invisible [Spirit, I AM]…from the creation of the world is …clearly seen,
being understood by the things that are MADE …” (Romans 1:20 KJV). “ ... All things came into
being (existence) through Him (I AM), and apart from Him (I AM) nothing came into being
(existence) that has come into being (existence)…” (John 1:3 NASB).
“… I am
He...'"
(Isaiah 41:4 NASB). “… I am the first
and I am the last…”
(Isaiah 44:6 NASB). "… I am the Alpha and the Omega," …"
(Revelation 1:8 NASB). “… I am He...'" (Isaiah 41:4 NASB). “… “I AM WHO I AM…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). “… “This is My name forever, and this is My memorial-name to all
generations…” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). DID GOD CREATE THE EXISTENCE OF “ALL” THINGS;
INCLUDING PEOPLE? YES, HE DID. ALL THINGS, INCLUDING PEOPLE, WERE MADE BY GOD, THE
HOLY SPIRIT. “… All things came into being
(existence) through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being
(existence) that has come into
being (existence)…”
(John 1:3 NASB). “… there is but one God, the Father, from whom
are all things and we
exist
for Him; and
one Lord, Jesus Christ (the WORD of GOD), by whom are all things, and we
exist
through Him (the WORD of GOD)…” (1 Corinthians 8:6 NASB). “… “I AM WHO I AM…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). CAN
ANYTHING EXISTS WITHOUT GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT? NO, APART
FROM GOD NOTHING COULD EXIST. “… “I AM WHO I AM…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB)."…
who
is (who exists)… who was (who has existed) and who is to come
(who exists in the future for “all” eternity), the Almighty … [I am] …"
(Revelation 1:8 NASB).“…there is none like unto thee…”
(Jeremiah 10:6 KJV). “… Blessed be the LORD God…”
(Psalm 72:18 KJV). “…O LORD
my God,
You are very
GREAT…” (Psalm 104:1-2 NASB).
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4.
DOES GOD EXIST AS HUMAN OR AS SPIRIT? God
EXISTS as SPIRIT. “…GOD “IS” SPIRIT…”
(John 4:24 KJV).. “… “I AM” WHO I AM…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). IS THERE ANYONE ELSE LIKE GOD, THE
HOLY SPIRIT? NO, THERE IS NONE “LIKE”
HIM. “…there is none like unto thee…”
(Jeremiah 10:6 KJV). “…the earth is filled with the LORD's GLORY (existence; presence)…”
(Number 14:21 NLT). “… “I AM WHO I AM … who is …
who was and who is to come, the Almighty (existence)…"
(Exodus 3:14-15 & Revelation 1:8 NASB). HOW CAN YOU PERSONALLY “SEE” OR WITNESS THE
GLORY OF GOD OR HIS PRESENCE IN THE EARTH? THE
WHOLE WORLD IS FULL OF HIS GLORY OR PRESENCE. “…the whole earth is
full of his GLORY (presence, existence)…”
(Isaiah 6:3). “…the earth is filled
with the LORD's GLORY (presence, existence)…”
(Number 14:21 NLT). “…God who created
all things…” (Ephesians 3:3-4, 9 NASB). “… there
is but one God, the Father, from whom are all
things and we exist for
Him; and one Lord, Jesus
Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist
through Him…” (1 Corinthians 8:6 NASB). “..Thou didst create all things, and because
of
Thy will they existed and were created…” (Revelation 4:11
NASB). “…In the
beginning God created the heaven and the earth
… And the Spirit of God (or presence or existence of
God) MOVED upon the face
of the waters…” (Genesis 1:1-3 KJV). “… “I AM (the ultimate existence OR PRESENCE) WHO I AM (the ultimate existence OR PRESENCE)…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). Therefore, “… I am (“I exist as”) God,
and there is none else … and there is none like
me…"
(Isaiah 46:9-10 KJV).
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CREATION
REVEALS GOD’S PRESENCE
5.
HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO EXIST? Because God exist; YOU
EXIST THROUGH HIM. “…we exist
through Him…” (1 Corinthians 8:6 NASB). “… Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?
If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol,
behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell
in the remotest part of the sea, Even there Your hand will lead me, And Your
right hand will lay hold of me. If I say, “Surely the
darkness will overwhelm me, And the light around me
will be night, “Even the darkness is not
dark to You, And the night is as bright as the day.
Darkness and light are alike to You. For You formed my inward parts; You
wove me in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks to You,
for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Your works, And my soul (my existence) knows it very
well …” (Psalms 139: 7:14 NASB). IS
IT BY GOD’S GRACE THAT YOU EXIST AS YOU ARE? YES.
WHY OR WHY NOT? BECAUSE
WE EXIST THROUGH HIM AND THROUGH HIS GRACE (DIVINE FAVOR) WE ARE WHAT WE ARE. “…by the GRACE of God I AM (you are) what I AM
(you are)…” (1
Corinthians 15:10 NIV). “… “I AM” WHO I AM…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). “…we exist
through Him…” (1 Corinthians 8:6 NASB). “… In Him we live and move and exist…” (Acts 17:28 NASB). “… in him we live, and move, and have
our being… “ (Acts 17:28 KJV). “… HE
Himself GIVES to all people
LIFE and BREATH and all things…”
(Acts 17:25 NASB). “…I charge you in the presence of God, who
GIVES LIFE to all things…” (1 Timothy 6:13 NASB). ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6.
GOD IS SPIRIT. ONE DAY HE CREATED MALE
AND FEMALE; HE BREATHED INTO THEIR NOSTRILS AND THEY CAME INTO EXISTENCE AS
WHAT? A LIVING SOUL. “…God is Spirit …” (John
4:24 KJV). “… “I AM” WHO I AM…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). “…And
the LORD God …breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became a
living soul…” (GENESIS 2:7 KJV). “…I AM what I AM …”
(1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV). WHEN DID GOD CREATE EVERYTHING THAT EXISTS? IN
THE BEGINNING OF EXISTENCE; GOD CREATED. “… In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless
and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God
was moving over the surface of the waters. Then God
said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. God
saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.
God called the light day, and the darkness He called night.
And there was evening and there was morning, one day. Then God said, “Let there
be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from
the waters.” God made the expanse, and separated the
waters which were below the expanse from the waters which were above the
expanse; and it was so. God called the expanse heaven.
And there was evening and there was morning, a second day. Then God said, “Let
the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land
appear”; and it was so. God called the dry land earth,
and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that it was good.
Then God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants
yielding seed, and fruit trees
on the earth bearing fruit after their kind with seed in them”; and it was so.
The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed after
their kind, and trees bearing fruit with seed in them, after their kind; and
God saw that it was good. There was evening and there
was morning, a third day. Then God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of
the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs and
for seasons and for days and years; and let them be for
lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was
so. God made the two great lights, the greater light to
govern the day, and the lesser light to govern the night; He made the stars also. God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the
earth, and to govern the day and the night, and to
separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good. There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day. Then God
said, “Let the waters teem with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly
above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens.” God created the great sea monsters and every living
creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed after their kind, and every
winged bird after its kind; and God saw that it was good. God blessed them,
saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let
birds multiply on the earth.” There was evening and
there was morning, a fifth day. Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth
living creatures after their kind: cattle and creeping things and beasts of the
earth after their kind”; and it was so. God made the
beasts of the earth after their kind, and the cattle after their kind, and
everything that creeps on the ground after its kind; and God saw that it was
good. Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness;
and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and
over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that
creeps on the earth.” …God saw all that He had
made, and behold, it was very good…”
(Genesis 1 NASB). HOW DOES EVERYTHING, INCLUDING PEOPLE,
EXISTS? WE EXIST THROUGH GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT. “…we exist
through Him…” (1 Corinthians 8:6 NASB). “…
LET US MAKE
man … after our likeness (our EXISTENCE)
…” (Genesis 1:26 KJV). “…in his OWN image
(LIKENESS)…..male and female created he them (BOUGHT THEM INTO EXISTENCE)…”
(Genesis 1:27 KJV). “…And the LORD
God formed man [of] the dust of the ground (body), and breathed into his nostrils the breath
of life (Spirit);
and man became a living [existing] soul (soul)…” (GENESIS 2:7 KJV).
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7.
WHAT IS THE “BREATH OF LIFE” THAT MADE THE MALE AND FEMAL
INTO“LIVING SOULS?” THE BREATH OF LIFE IS GOD HIMSELF, THE HOLY
SPIRIT. “…“…God is Spirit …” (John 4:24 KJV). “… “I AM” WHO I AM…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). “…And
the LORD God …breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became a
living (existing) soul…” (GENESIS 2:7 KJV).
“…I AM what I AM …” (1 Corinthians 15:10
NIV). “… I will
give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your
works, And my soul (MY EXISTENCE) knows it very well…” (Psalms 139:14 NASB).“… HE Himself GIVES
to all people LIFE and BREATH and all things…”
(Acts 17:25 NASB). “… In Him we live and move and exist…” (Acts 17:28 NASB). “… in him we live, and move, and have
our being… “ (Acts 17:28 KJV). WHAT DOES
CREATION REVEAL ABOUT GOD? IT REVEALS HIS PRESENCE IN THE WORLD AND
GIVES WITNESS TO HIS GOODNESS. “…The heavens
declare the GLORY of God…”
(Psalms 19:1 KJV). “…The heavens
are telling
of the
glory of God…” (Psalms 19:1 NASB). “…God’s glory is
on tour in the skies…” (Psalms 19:1 MSG). “… The heavens declare
His righteousness, And all the peoples have seen His glory…” (Psalms 97:6 NASB).
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8.
CREATION CONFIRMS GOD’S WORD THROUGH THE WORKS OF THE HOLY
SPIRIT. HOW DID GOD CONFIRM HIS WORD WHEN HIS MESSAGE WAS PREACHED BY THE
DISCIPLES? HE CONFIRMED HIS WORD (HIS PRESENCE, HIS GOODNESS, ETC.)
THROUH THE MIRACULOUS WORKS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. “… the disciples went everywhere and preached, and the Lord worked through
them, confirming what they
said by many miraculous
signs…” (Matthew 16:20 NLT). “… God confirmed the message by giving signs and wonders and various
miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit whenever he chose…”
(Hebrews 2:4 NLT). “…The disciples went
everywhere and preached, and the Lord worked through them, confirming what
they said by many miraculous signs…” (Mark 16:20 KJV). WHY DOES GOD
CONFIRM HIS WORD TO YOU? God wants you to KNOW he is the LORD, YOUR GOD BY PERSONALLY REVEALING
HIS PRESENCE AND GOODNESS TO YOU! “… he hath done marvellous
things…”
(Psalm 98:1 KJV). “…I’ve … done it … so you will know that I am the Lord…” (Exodus 10:1-2 NLT). “… Then you will
know that I am the Lord
your God…’” (Exodus 16:12 NLT).
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