Thoughts on God’s Creative Process

*Video by Hidetsugu Murakami

Recently I had this thought -

“In the beginning, God CREATED the heavens and the earth.”

That thought lead me to think for a minute about what God’s creative process is, so I cracked my Bible – well actually I pulled up youversion on my iPad – and re-read Genesis 1.

Here are some things I noticed about what God did in the process of creation and what that creation process produced. – At this moment, these are cursory thoughts on the subject and as I examine my creative process and continue to connect with the Creator, there is opportunity to explore deeper into the creativity of God.

> God started without form.  

The first thing I notice about the creation account is that God gets right in the middle of the void -  the place without any form – and lets His Spirit fill the space from close proximity. He approached the blank page and hovered there for a while.

> God put it into words

 After hovering in the formless void, God spoke. He initiated creation by saying what he wanted to see.

> Words brought illumination 

What God spoke lit up the world in which he was creating. God could now see the canvas, see what could be there. God used words to start to shape what could be, even though nothing was there yet.

> God separated and categorized  - day from night, waters of the earth from the waters of the heavens

Early in the process God begins to put a structure in place for the rest of creation. He starts to give names to the pieces and places boundaries on different parts. Lines begin to appear.

> God made space 

What structure produces in this process is space. Space for detail, space for personality, space, really, to create. As if all the work of creation up until this point is really just preparing to create.

> God landed on solid ground

And then God lands on solid ground. Form has appeared and the earth is ready for plants and animals and humans. The idea has some traction, momentum is rolling, what is accomplished in the third day is far more detailed and fruitful then the previous two days combined.

> Solid ground brings growth

The momentum continues, and things begin to grow on there own.

> God put measures in place- seasons, days & years

Seeing that growth is occurring, God starts to define measurables for His creation. What are  healthy cycles for His creation? How much should be produced from it and when? How can growth be maintained? At this point in the process God answers these questions.

> Creation is fruitful & multiplies

Healthy cycles and measurable growth produce fruitfulness and multiplication. Life begins happen.

> God creates other creators in His image

Once the system is in place and the processes defined, God replicates himself. He creates man in His image, with the ability to recreate and manage His creation.

> Then the Creator rested

> At each stage of creation God evaluates His progress – and He saw that it was good. 

- That is all.