GOD GIVES IN CREATION
God is a giving god even from the time the universe begun. Thus, from the moment of our creation, he has been giving and giving and giving, in order that we might have all we need for life.
By the breath of God’s mouth all things were created, and if he withdraw this breath all things would perish. In other words, we are totally dependent upon God’s gift of life and that we need to be grateful of this. Without him moment by moment giving us the gift of life and sustaining us we would die instantly:
And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else. (Acts 17:25)
Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy. (Act 14:17)
At creation God lavished his gifts on us:
• He gave us the gift of glory in his moral image and likeness (Gen. 1:26–27).
• He gave us the gift of life in his presence (Gen. 2:7–8).
• He gave us the gift of function and vocation within his creation (Gen. 1:28–31; 2:15).
• He gave us the gift of supremacy over his creation (Ps. 8:1–8).
• He gave us the gift of having eternity set in our hearts (Eccl. 3:11).
• God’s mandate to Adam was immediately followed by the words: ‘See, I have given you . . .’ (Gen. 1:29).
• He then listed what had been given to Man for food and all that he would need in order to be a good steward of the vocation God had set before him. We had all we needed in order to live full, rich and enjoyable lives in the presence of our great God! [God] who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment (1 Tim. 6:17).
Let us then not forget to thank God every morning as we wake up. God has been sustaining us; giving and giving and giving...
Raul Pabilando
