"By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth." — Psalm 33:6
References to creation are sprinkled like salt throughout scripture. This one is especially significant when considered alongside John 1:1-3; "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made." It is not at all unreasonable or inconsistent to conclude that the "word of the Lord" in this verse is the person of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Allowing the text to lead us in this direction, consider with me something of the revelation of the New Testament regarding the relationship between the Son of God— "The Word," and the creation.
First, the scriptures teach that Christ is the source out of which all creation flows. "All things were made by Him." Observe that anything and everything that was "made" is the product of His wisdom and power. The corollary to this is that the Word of God is separate from and predates creation. It posits Him as the "uncaused cause" of all creation, putting Him in the realm of the infinite and eternal. Placed alongside the opening verse of the Bible, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth," the text argues for the deity of Christ and plurality in the Godhead. This is reinforced in Ephesians 3:9, where we read that God "created all things by Jesus Christ." The Father is the Architect, the Son is the Agent, together in eternity past.
There is a second significant truth relating to Christ as the Creator. "God… Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son… by whom… he made the worlds; Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person… uphold[s] all things by the word of his power… [Heb. 1:1-3]." Not only is Christ the active source of creation, but it is He who sustains it. Order in creation is maintained by the Word of God; remove the Word from the creation and chaos will result. This, incidentally, is not only true materially, but it is also true morally, and accounts for the disarray and deterioration of human society. When the Creator lets man go, judgment has already begun (cf. Rom. 1:18-32); should He let nature go, the universe would collapse like a house of cards in a hurricane!
And, there is a third aspect of the relationship between the Word of God and the creation. Returning to our excerpt from the epistle to the Hebrews, note the following: "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things… [Heb. 1:1-2]." Again, "For by him (i.e. Christ) were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him [Col. 1:16]." In short, He is the Sovereign of creation Who will determine its final destiny and that of everything and everyone in it, past, present and future.
We are afforded a glimpse of that destiny when we read of a grand moment yet to come, "The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created [Rev. 4:10-11]." Subsequently, "… He that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful [Rev. 21:5]." He Who made all things in the beginning and sustains all things in the present will renovate all things in the future.
The world as we know it, created "very good" by the Sovereign Word of God was corrupted by the disobedience and rebellion of the creature at the dawn of time, hence the disorder and impending ruin of the same. But, by the same Authority and Power, a new creation, a new order will be brought into being in a day not too far hence. And He has declared, "He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son [Rev. 21:7]."
And who are the "overcomers? "Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God [I John 5:5]." Are YOU one of them?!
For God's glory,
"Pastor" Frasier
References to creation are sprinkled like salt throughout scripture. This one is especially significant when considered alongside John 1:1-3; "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made." It is not at all unreasonable or inconsistent to conclude that the "word of the Lord" in this verse is the person of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Allowing the text to lead us in this direction, consider with me something of the revelation of the New Testament regarding the relationship between the Son of God— "The Word," and the creation.
First, the scriptures teach that Christ is the source out of which all creation flows. "All things were made by Him." Observe that anything and everything that was "made" is the product of His wisdom and power. The corollary to this is that the Word of God is separate from and predates creation. It posits Him as the "uncaused cause" of all creation, putting Him in the realm of the infinite and eternal. Placed alongside the opening verse of the Bible, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth," the text argues for the deity of Christ and plurality in the Godhead. This is reinforced in Ephesians 3:9, where we read that God "created all things by Jesus Christ." The Father is the Architect, the Son is the Agent, together in eternity past.
There is a second significant truth relating to Christ as the Creator. "God… Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son… by whom… he made the worlds; Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person… uphold[s] all things by the word of his power… [Heb. 1:1-3]." Not only is Christ the active source of creation, but it is He who sustains it. Order in creation is maintained by the Word of God; remove the Word from the creation and chaos will result. This, incidentally, is not only true materially, but it is also true morally, and accounts for the disarray and deterioration of human society. When the Creator lets man go, judgment has already begun (cf. Rom. 1:18-32); should He let nature go, the universe would collapse like a house of cards in a hurricane!
And, there is a third aspect of the relationship between the Word of God and the creation. Returning to our excerpt from the epistle to the Hebrews, note the following: "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things… [Heb. 1:1-2]." Again, "For by him (i.e. Christ) were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him [Col. 1:16]." In short, He is the Sovereign of creation Who will determine its final destiny and that of everything and everyone in it, past, present and future.
We are afforded a glimpse of that destiny when we read of a grand moment yet to come, "The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created [Rev. 4:10-11]." Subsequently, "… He that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful [Rev. 21:5]." He Who made all things in the beginning and sustains all things in the present will renovate all things in the future.
The world as we know it, created "very good" by the Sovereign Word of God was corrupted by the disobedience and rebellion of the creature at the dawn of time, hence the disorder and impending ruin of the same. But, by the same Authority and Power, a new creation, a new order will be brought into being in a day not too far hence. And He has declared, "He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son [Rev. 21:7]."
And who are the "overcomers? "Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God [I John 5:5]." Are YOU one of them?!
For God's glory,
"Pastor" Frasier
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