Hebraic Musing – What Do I See On My Daily Walk?
My daily walk could be boring,
except that I start wondering “Who created all this stuff?” I see trees, roadways, cars, houses,
appliances, boats, etc. etc. Somebody
made or created all that stuff! In my
life I have created things, books, relationships, etc. etc. Where did I, or any of us, get that creative
ability?
If I go way back to Genesis
1:26-27 we see that God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our
likeness, and let them rule …
So God created man in his own
image, in the image of God he
created him;…” NIV And God
had just told us how He created the heavens, earth, light, sky, water, land,
vegetation, constellations, animals and then God created man in His own image!
So if God created everything and
created man “in His own image,” is it logical that we were given some creative
abilities? And the creations that man
has come up with are amazing when you look at all the things our eyes
behold! BUT all that stuff is nowhere
near as amazing as the world that Our Creator God set up and put into motion
some 6,000 years ago.
The concept of us being created
in the “image of God” explains another powerful gift or ability we’ve been
given! Fortunately or unfortunately we
are like God, our creator, in that we have the power to choose!* So
God has also given us the power to choose. As a result, mankind has created things that
are helpful and useful to themselves and/or each other. But man has also used his creative juices to
wreak havoc on people, places and things.
I sometimes wonder why God
created us knowing that we would partake of fruit from the “…tree of life and the tree of the knowledge
of good and evil.”? Gen. 2:9 As a result, “…every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the
time.” Gen 6:5 Unfortunately, that is
what ultimately became of man, God’s treasured creation?
Key question – Why would God
create man capable of choosing good or evil on a daily basis? I think the answer is in the simple story of Pinocchio
that has preached to me over the years. Pinocchio’s
creator was his father Geppetto who created a puppet called Pinocchio and he
could make his puppet do anything he wanted it to do. BUT Geppetto was not satisfied with an
inanimate puppet; he wanted a boy.
WHY? – Geppetto wanted Pinocchio to
be a boy whom he could love. And more
important, Geppetto wanted a son capable of choosing to love him! Thus
the boy Pinocchio was the fulfilment of his father’s desire. So Pinocchio had to be given the power to
choose!
When I started in first grade
our first lesson in the Catechism started with three questions and these were
the answers that I never forgot:
1.
Who made me? A – God made me.
2.
Who is God? A – God is a supreme being, creator
of all things.
3.
Why did God make me? A – To love and serve Him and give Him glory forever.
Maybe this is why my all-time
favorite Bible verse is Joshua 24:15 – “…then
choose for yourselves this
day whom you will serve…”
Points to ponder
How many times a day do we exercise our power to
choose?
What’s the most important choice you made in life?
♫ I have decided to follow Jesus; No
turning back, no turning back. ♫
Yosef a.k.a. Joe Brusherd
July
13, 2021
Author:
“Hebraic Insights – Messages exploring
the Hebrew roots of our faith”
“Biblical Marriage (by Yosef)” Weekly “Hebraic Musings” insightsbyyosef.blogspot.com/
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