The God Who Made It All 创造万物的上帝
Dexu Xia
God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. Genesis 1:31
Today's Scripture Genesis 1:1-8,31
Today's Insights God declared that “all that he had made . . . was very good” (Genesis 1:31). Scripture also records the thoughtful musings and celebrations of poets, prophets, and apostles regarding creation. In Psalm 8, observing God’s handiwork in creation, David wrote: “Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens. . . . When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?” (vv. 1, 3-4). Paul joined the biblical chorus with these words about Jesus’ role in creation: “In him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him” (Colossians 1:16). The wonders of creation compel us to worship the Creator
Today's Devotional In 2021, Star Trek actor William Shatner enjoyed the opportunity to be catapulted into space in a rocket capsule. When he later reflected on the voyage, he said everything he had expected about the experience was wrong. He’d anticipated the vastness of space would give him a deep sense of connection to all living things, but instead he felt grief: He found the darkness of space cold and empty, which distilled in him a new awareness of earth’s beauty and fragility.
Not many people have ventured into space to have such an experience firsthand. The Bible’s account of God’s creative work in the cosmos invites us to see it through His eyes. God’s first recorded actions were to create “the heavens and the earth” bringing order to what was “formless and empty” and “[separating] the light from the darkness” (Genesis 1:1-2, 4). The rest of the creation account unfolds all the good things God brought into being, including vegetation, creatures, and, ultimately, His image bearers—humans.
While the entirety of creation—even the darkest, farthest reaches of space—reveals God’s power and might, we’ve been given special insight into His work right here on earth. The beauty that surrounds us beckons us to worship the one who made it all.
Reflect & Pray When has God drawn you to worship Him through His creation? For what in creation can you thank Him today?
Father God, thank You for making and sustaining the earth and those of us who inhabit it. I worship You as the creator of it all. By Kirsten Holmberg
“上帝看着一切所造的都甚好。”（创世记 1:31 ）
今日经文： 创世记 1章1-8,31 节
今日洞见：上帝宣告“祂一切所造的都甚好”（创世记 1:31）。圣经也记录了诗人、先知和使徒们对创造的沉思和赞美。在诗篇第8篇中，大卫观看上帝的创造之工后，写道：“耶和华我们的主啊，你的名在全地何其美！你将你的荣耀安立在天上……我观看你指头所造的天，并你所陈设的月亮星宿，便说：‘人算什么，你竟顾念他？世人算什么，你竟眷顾他？’”（1、3-4节）。
保罗用以下这段经文来阐述耶稣在创造中的角色：“万有都是靠他造的，无论是天上的、地上的；能看见的、不能看见的；或是有位的、主治的、执政的、掌权的；一概都是藉着他造的，又是为他造的。”（歌罗西书1:16）奇妙的创造促使我们敬拜造物主。
今日灵修 2021年，《星际迷航》演员威廉·夏特纳非常享受乘坐火箭太空舱进入太空的机会。后来，当他回想起这次旅程时，他说他对这次经历的所有期待都错了。他原本以为浩瀚的太空会让他与所有生物产生深刻的联系，但他却感到悲伤：他发现太空的黑暗、寒冷和空旷，这让他对地球的美丽与脆弱有了新的认识。
很少有人冒险进入太空，亲身体验这样的事。圣经中关于上帝在宇宙中创造之工的记载，邀请我们透过祂的眼睛去观察这一切。上帝最早的记录是创造“天地”，使“空虚混沌”的万物井然有序，并“将光与暗分别出来”（创世记 1:1-2, 4）。其余有关创造的记载，展现了上帝创造的一切美好事物，包括植物、生物，以及最终承载祂形象的人类。虽然整个创造界，即使是最黑暗、最遥远的宇宙，都彰显了上帝的大能和威力，但我们却被赋予了特别的洞察力，能洞悉祂在地球上的作为。我们周围的美景召唤我们敬拜那位创造万物的上帝。
反思与祷告 上帝何时吸引你通过祂的创造来敬拜祂？今天，你能因着祂创造的哪些事物感谢祂？
天父，感谢祢创造并维系着地球以及我们这些居住在其上的居民。我敬拜祢，因祢是万物的创造者。作者：克尔斯滕·霍尔姆伯格