Creation In Christ

 Creating a painting or picture for someone can be wonderful, it can lead to joy and happiness.

When we think of creativity, what is the first thing you think of? I think for me, it would be that God has created Heaven and Earth, that God created us in His Image, that He has shown us that in all of creation, we are His Child and that we are a living, breathing, beautiful, and wonderful vessel created by Him.

Separated, Until the veil was torn, The moment that hope was born And guilt was pardoned once and for all, Captivated, But no longer bound by chains, Left at an empty grave, The sinner and the sacred resolved And all of creation sing with me now, Lift up your voice and lay your burden down And all of creation sing with me now, Fill up the heavens let his glory resound, Time has faded And we see Him face to face, Every doubt erased, Forever we will worship the king And all of creation sing with me now, Lift up your voice and lay your burden down And all of creation sing with me now.

I woke up with a broken heart in my chest, I couldn't sleep, couldn't get no rest, Weighed down by the heaviness of life, And I try to shake it, flipping through my phone, But all it does is make me feel more alone

How could anything that feels so wrong be right? And seven billion voices separate us, But only one can show us who we are, We are made, Made in the image of, Made in the image of God, Beautiful shades of love, We are made, Made in the image of, Made in the image of God, That's where the light comes from.

Last week I walked on water, Today I'm sinking low, Can your hand  reach down to me and pull me once more, The dreams I had are shattered, scattered on the floor, The last time you picked up the pieces helped me dream some more, Cause were making stained glass windows, Every piece a different shade, Broken and then put together like a big mistake, But when the light shines through the colors form a tapestry, A hundred different images of how you keep loving me, Each moment you are with me, Each word I hear you say, Help me understand and trust in your higher ways, The road that goes through valleys help me cling to you And when we find a mountain top we'll dance the whole day through, Cause were making stained glass windows, Every piece a different shade, Broken and then put together like a big mistake, But when the light shines through the colors form a tapestry, A hundred different images of how you keep loving me, I don't know why, I don't know why, You keep loving me.

Hey I don't wanna spend my life, Wishing I was different, That would be a waste of time, Cause I know You love me just as I am And I know my God don't make mistakes, So, I'm just gonna be the me you made, The whole world is posting pictures, Looks like everybody else has a perfect life And we're just watching from the bleachers, Discontent and thinking wouldn't it be nice, But comparison is the thief of joy, Trust me, I know cause for way too long I let it steal my joy, but not anymore.

Genesis 1 verse 1-2: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

2 Corinthians 5 verse 17:  Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

Psalm 118 verse 24: The Lord has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad.

Psalm 139 verse 13-14: For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made, your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

Once upon a time, Life was so innocent, Somewhere along the line, Your smile came and went, They made you feel like, You just don't measure up, They try to steal your light, But you are a treasure of, The Maker of the stars, the stars, You don't have to wonder, You are wonderfully made, Perfectly beautiful in every way, Wonderfully, wonderfully made, You're anything but typical, it's true, They ain't seen anybody quite like you

God never makes a mistake, You are wonderfully, wonderfully made, See, once upon a time, There was a secret place, Where heaven's hand designed, Even those freckles on your face, Some things you'd rather trade, Some things you try to fix, Love has one thing to say, It's perfect just the way it is (just the way it is)

Just the way it is, ooh (just the way it is), You don't have to wonder, You are wonderfully made, Perfectly beautiful in every way, Wonderfully, wonderfully made, You're anything but typical, it's true, They ain't seen anybody quite like you, God never makes a mistake, You are wonderfully, wonderfully made, So, the world could see the works of God, On display, So let your doubts and your fears, And your questions fade away

Let them fade away, Once upon a time life was so innocent, I think it's time that smile, Found its way back home again. 

Genesis 2 verse 7:  Then the Lord God formed a man[a] from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

Job 33 verse 4: The Spirit of God has made me;  the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

You spoke, and Your words brought us life, You saw and You said that it was good, But somehow we have broken Your design, And Father, we are praying that You would, Speak to us once more, Bring Your life again.

In the things we've read, and things we've talked about in the beginning, we know that in everything we are a new creation in Christ, and how we can turn to Christ to know how God gives us the courage to be here in the things, that God is doing for us and with us as His Children.

I know this, that being a new creation in Christ, that we see the good works Christ is instilling in us to show us the plans He has for us, and that the plans He has for us are the vessels in the good works that He has shown us to make something beautiful into something brand new because He loves daily and because of that we know that His Creation is all over because we see it daily, because God created Heaven, God created the Earth, He created us, He created the animals, and we are here to know that no matter what happens in life, we can give the things we seek in Him and we seek from Him daily.