Revelation 4:11 presents the twenty-four elders worshiping God the Father by saying, “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things, and by Your will they existed and were created.” The more we contemplate the vastness, majesty, and orderliness of creation, the more we should be in awe of the Creator.

The Bible teaches us that God is the Creator, and this fact allows us to draw several conclusions. This article does not present an exhaustive set of conclusions, but a comprehensive set. These conclusions are to be drawn from observation and reason and confirmed by Scripture.

God as Creator means the universe is not eternal.

The universe had a beginning. Some atheists conclude the universe always existed. Can something come from nothing? Logic requires a negative answer. Humanity has observed throughout history that the universe displays amazing orderliness. Are we to believe that this orderliness came from its own disorder? No. This orderliness is from God bringing forth order in what He created ex nihilo, “out of nothing.”

God as Creator means creation was the result of intelligent design.

Intelligent design is suggested by creation’s orderliness, as mentioned above. I have often thought about the complexity of the human body and how it functions. The body is a masterpiece. Take the eye for example. How could an eye form with all its complexity on its own? There had to be an intelligent designer.

God as Creator means He is self-existent.

Genesis 1:1 says that God created the heavens and earth in the beginning. His self-existence explains the sustained existence of everything else. Since He created “in the beginning,” He existed before the beginning and has no end. He is eternal. This is confirmed by Psalm 90:2, where Moses wrote, “From everlasting to everlasting you are God.” There will never be a time when God does not exist. His self-existence means He is also self-sufficient. He is not dependent on any of His creatures. Paul explained in Acts 17:24–25 that the “God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth” is not “served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.”

God as Creator means He owns everything.

When an artist creates a work of art, it is understood that the artist owns it until he transfers ownership by selling it or giving it away. This is confirmed by Deuteronomy 10:14, “Behold, to the Lord your God belong heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth with all that is in it.” Another text to this effect is Psalm 24:1:

The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof,
the world and those who dwell therein.

The Lord created the universe, and everything is under His sovereign reign, including you and me. This means everything we have ultimately belongs to Him. We see in God’s Word that He calls us to be good stewards of our material blessings.

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