The Creative Nature & Power of God
Deeper Dive
Here in Oklahoma, we see the beginning signs of Spring. While some days still bring cooler temperatures, and we may even see a little snow or freeze before Easter, Spring is coming. With the changing season, we see the beauty and splendor of God’s creation on display.
Visit my home state, and you’ll find a variety of landscapes, foliage, and scenery. Oklahoma is a beautiful place filled with wide open plains, rolling hills and valleys, and lakes and rivers. Fields of wheat green up in the Springtime, and trees begin to blossom.
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I bet some of you could write a few paragraphs about the beauty of your home. What extravagant beauty God created for us to enjoy here on earth.
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In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Gen. 1.1
As Creator of the world, it is God’s nature to create. We acknowledge His attributes [something true about him, his characteristics1]. God is Infinite, Col. 1.17; Immutable, Malachi 3.6; Omnipotent, Job 11.7-11; Omniscient, Isaiah 46.9-10; Omnipresent, Psalm 139.7-10, and we are just getting started.
And God is the Creator and Maker of it all.
The Nature of God’s Creation
Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. Gen. 1.2
His Spirit—
We can rejoice that the Spirit was present at creation. The Christian belief in the Trinity—Father, Son, and Spirit—is a non-negotiable doctrine of our faith.2 As Creator, God the Father was there at the beginning. The Spirit was there, too, hovering over the waters.
Think about this, friend, and I hope it blesses you, as it has me. The Holy Spirit was there, hovering [moving] over, and joining in the creative act of God. The very breath of the Spirit was moving about, praying over this providentially ordained moment of all time (which included the creation of time itself).
Order—
The process of God’s creation coming to fruition took place in a beautiful and orderly fashion, as detailed in Scripture. Up to this time, the earth was formless and empty. “There was no order on earth, it was empty and chaotic, uninhabitable and uninhabited…”3 You might say the earth needed some serious structure.
The format was a 7-day process filled with specific acts organized by category, culminating in a Sabbath day of rest. But there is more than the orderly manner in how it came to be. God’s creative nature literally “brought order to the world…”4 How powerful is that! And He continues to bring order to our lives, today, when we follow Him.
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Thank you, God! Receive our thanks for your plan and purpose at work in creation, both then and now. And thank you for bringing a holy order to our lives, today.
The Power of God’s Creation
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. John 1.1-2
His Word—
The power of God’s creation is evident in His Word. John 1.1-2 is one of the most important statements in the entire Bible! John’s Gospel points directly to creation, joining the Old and New Testaments together—the ‘then and now.’
When God created the world, the Word [Jesus] was with God, and the Word was God. The writer of Hebrews confirms what John wrote—that Jesus was present at creation. “He [God] has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.” (Heb. 1.2)
The evidence of God’s power begins with creation and permeates all Scripture. Giving thanks, we can say with the psalmist, In God, whose word I praise—in the Lord, whose word I praise—in God I trust... (Psalm 56.10-11)
Light & Life—
Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1.3-5
The apostle John goes on to declare that the world was made through Jesus, who “is life, and who is unquenchable light.”5 So, the Light of the world, by the power of God, brought light into being. And the darkness has no power over the Light.
The Light paved the way for the creation of humanity, when God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. (Gen. 2.7) Through both miracles of creation and salvation, the power of the Word comes alive in us, bringing light and life to our dark souls. Hallelujah!
At salvation, new life springs forth in great grace and beauty! Rejoice in this as you celebrate the soon arrival of Spring.
15 Amazing Attributes of God: What They Mean and Why They Matter by BibleStudyTools.com. https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-study/topical-studies/15-amazing-attributes-of-god-what-they-mean-and-why-they-matter.html. Link effective 3/5/2025.
The Nicene Creed confirms this belief in a triune God—Father, Son, Holy Spirit.
Genesis 1:2-5 | “God in Darkness, and Light by Preston Highlands Baptist Church. https://prestonhighlands.org/2021/09/26/god-in-darkness-and-light/. Link effective 3/7/2025.
The Bible Themes Handbook by The Daily Grace Co. See Page 218.
What Did John Mean When He Called Jesus the “Word”? (John 1) by James M. Hamilton Jr. https://www.crossway.org/articles/what-did-john-mean-when-he-called-jesus-the-word-john-1/. Link effective 3/12/2025.