You might say I have a small but powerful aversion to the word “Mother Nature.”  Leaving God out of the equation really bothers me. Mother Nature did this Mother Nature that!  What makes creation a Mother?  Creation is a product of a Creative mind, not some mindless happenstance. 

                                           Creation is a Miracle. 

“Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story that is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see” (CS Lewis)

Creation is that story we take for granted. It is our small world we see, often failing to see the “large letters” and the wonders of our universe. The new James Webb telescope has opened the world outside of our own small universe.  We can see the majesty of the Creator.       

The human propensity to take creation for granted is truly astonishing. We try to explain the wonders surrounding us.  We explain them away to help us simplify and make sense of life.  As a result, we tend to overlook the extraordinary realities of Creation unfolding before us. Our Messiah is part of Creation process.

 John writes:  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ² He was with God in the beginning. ³ Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. ⁴ In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.

Perhaps our view of the world is like the sea.  It is only when one dives in and is fully immersed that we can appreciate the world’s wonderous rich life concealed beneath its surface. Therefore, we must live fully and joyfully to see what God has given us.

Many people observe the universe but disregard its origin, Creator, and life-force. This leads them to take our created world and reality at face value, without looking beyond its façade to find a deeper meaning and significance.

We as Believers, must slow down the frantic blur of life, see beneath the veneer of the world and search for the beauties of the created order.

When reading the Gospel stories of the Messiah, we can see Him as the light of the world in the creation account of Genesis.  Seek and you will find.

When we know Him and who He is, we can see the Divine Presence of God with us (Emmanuel) and dispel the illusion of atheistic naturalism and behold the created order of the universe and the divine within each person.

We will see our world as a series of miracles that are perpetually recreated at every moment and yet never exactly the same as before! Amazing!!

                                    God is still creating!