Framed By God’s Word

By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.  

Hebrews 11:3

Why do we believe that God created the universe? We believe it by faith. Our text articulates this in clear terms. This takes us back to Genesis 1:1, ‘In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.’ Our thinking regarding these things flows from our presuppositions. We believe that God is. We also believe He has revealed Himself in creation and in the Bible. From these presuppositions flows the rest of our thought which brings us to Christ. John explains, ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him and without Him nothing was made that was made.’ Thus Christ, to whom John is clearly referring, was the agent of the Trinity responsible for creation. The writer of Hebrews corroborates this same idea when he says that God, ‘has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds.’ Thus we see that our belief in creation is a matter of faith in Christ. This supersedes all others claims. It stands on firmer foundation than human reasoning can afford us. Because our faith and conscience is fast-bound to God and His word, we believe by faith He created the universe, the world, and us. We are therefore, as His creatures, bound to acknowledge Him as God and obey what He has revealed to us. This will lead us inevitably to Christ.  

Our Glorious Living God, 
we rejoice that You are our Creator. 
We praise You that You have not only created us, 
but saved us by free and sovereign grace.  

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning