Mystery of Creation (1) - The Heart of God the Father who Created Man
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October 28, 2012 |
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My power and touch makes it possible to create these organs and everything that exists.
I will be glorified through this man who is being made so beautifully.
Through his children, and his descendants upon descendants, My beauty, kindness, gentleness, and My love and mightiness will be proclaimed.
Illustrator: Insang Hwang
Adam the First Man Whom God Himself Formed!
"Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being." (Genesis 2:7)
What is the fundamental material that God used to create man? It was neither gold that never changes nor iron that is hard. It was from 'the ground.' This ground was wet earthen clay. In much the same way we made a certain shape from clay in art class, God made man. Before the creation, He already had a 'blueprint' with a plan about the creature, called "man."
How did God make intricately delicate parts such as the hair, eyebrows, and skin? God Himself created not only the general shape from the ground but He also formed all the bones, intestines, blood vessels through which blood flows, and a fully-functioning nerve system—all within the shape. When God made the man according to His blueprint, the original light continuously came out from God's fingertips. As God made a part of man, it was not a lump of the ground any more, but a perfect body part of man.
As God made the head of man, He didn't make every part individually such as hair, eyes, nose, mouth, and ears one by one. Two eyes in the upper part of a face, a nose in the middle of the face, a mouth under the nose, two ears on each side of the face, and so on! Just as God planned ahead, the number of parts, their locations, their shapes, and their functions were created by the original light from God's fingertips.
Into the nostrils of the shape created in that way God breathed the breath of life. Then, Adam, the first man, started to move as a living being. Here, the breath of life is the power of God that is contained in the original light.
When the breath of life entered Adam, his heart started to beat, blood began to circulate through his entire body, and all the organs and cells in his body began to work. It is similar to when electricity is provided and all the parts of a non-working machine begin to operate.
An Amazing Plan to Gain True Children!
"The LORD God commanded the man, saying, 'From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die.'" (Genesis 2:16-17)
God blew the breath of life into Adam the living being, so he became an immortal being. He also could enjoy everything given by God. But one thing God forbade him from doing was to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden.
With His divine nature and eternal power, God created the heavens and the earth and all things in them and supervises the whole universe and life, death, fortune, and misfortune. He also has a human nature so He feels human emotions: joy, anger, love, and pleasure. In the human nature, He wanted to share His love and gain true children who can understand His heart and love Him from the heart. That's why He created men.
Of course, around Him were many spiritual beings like angels. But except for a very few of them, they don't have human nature that is necessary for sharing love and they lack the free will. They just obey like robots with no human emotion. They are not beings who can share love with others.
Let's say you have a pretty doll. Although it moves as you want you would not replace your child with the doll. Your child recognizes you and expresses love toward you and your child is so much lovelier than the doll, even if he sometimes causes hardships for you. Likewise, God also wanted His true children who can share love with Him so He created men and gave them free will.
Expectation and Love in the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil!
"Everyone who is called by My name, and whom I have created for My glory, whom I have formed, even whom I have made." (Isaiah 43:7)
God the Creator planned human cultivation and created the heavens and the earth and all things in them in accordance with the plan. He made Adam, the first man, in His image. He planted the Garden of Eden that is beautiful and abundant, allowed him to live there, and gave him the authority to rule over all things.
But after a long time, Adam committed the sin of disobedience of eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and he was driven out of the Garden of Eden. Afterwards, his descendants all became sinners and destined to Hell, the eternal death. But God the Almighty foreknew that the man would disobey His word, so He prepared for the way of salvation before the beginning.
Namely, He prepared for Jesus Christ who would fulfill the duty of the Savior. Jesus, the Son of God came to the earth in flesh when the appointed time came and showed His love through the crucifixion. In other words, He received the punishment of the cross as atoning sacrifice on behalf of descendants of Adam who had sinned, and blessed anyone who believes in Him to be saved and enjoy eternal life in Heaven.
For a very long time, God has desired for His beauty, kindness, gentleness, great love, and mightiness to be proclaimed through men. When He made man's lips, He wanted him to sing praises with the lips. When He made his ears, He wanted him to give ear to the Word of God and obey it.
When He made his eyes, He wanted him to look up at God the Creator with the eyes, and also feel the beauty of all things. We wish we can feel such a heart of God and praise and worship Him. We hope we will become His pleasing children who can satisfy His expectation and make His hope come true.
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