“God saw all that He had made, and it was very good.”
- Genesis 1:31a (NIV)

God is very creative. Every intricate detail flows out of who He is to make the world as it is. Everything He does is very good. He separates opposites – He is the arbiter of every contrast. He needs only to say/think something, and it is done. Everything He created is a reflection of His beauty. He commands reproduction.

And we are made in His image, His likeness. Both male and female reflect His image.

So what’s the implication? It means that we, the crown of creation, have echoes of the creativity of our Creator. When we build things, design things, make music, create art, dream worlds, etc., we are reflecting the heart of the Creator God. And the greatest of what we can create is new life.

Another point to ponder is how we approach prayer. I often come before God, not fully trusting that He can give that for which I ask. Yet He’s the Almighty Creator! He “made the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1); His creation was “very good” (Genesis 1:31). Why should I ever think that He is not capable of satisfying my every desire? Wow, this passage challenges me to pray with confidence that I am asking the omnipotent God to work. He is able to do “immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine” (Ephesians 3:20-21)!