The Relationship Between Creator And Creation

It is a God given wish of all humans to create, yes, I mean each and every one of us. Why? Because it is a reflection of you; we all wish to leave a mark, part of you ends inside that creation.

There is an inner spirit in each of us, yes each of us, created by God and in His image and character. Besides the Holy Spirit, this other inner spirit is the creative juice that will move to do creative things. I like to call it juice because it (whatever it is) this creative essence in each of us, flows. You can feel it when it is moving and you know when it dries up. Havent you heard an artist say things like, I dont have it anymore or nothing was coming to me? Every artist has a dry period; a period when the juice is not flowing. The juice hasnt dried up forever, gone and never to be experienced again. No, the juice is still within you; it has only ceased to flow at that given time. It is best to just get up and do something else for a time. When the juice is flowing, you can do amazing things. Michelangelos statue of David can be carved out of a rough block of marble. Frank Lloyd Wrights house, called Fallingwater in Bear Run, Pennsylvania can be designed. Leonardo Da Vincis 16th Century painting of the Mona Lisa and Shakespeares play Hamlet can all be created out of nothing, ex nihilo baby!

Every time you read a novel, a poem, a sonnet, a play, any literary work, you have revealed something of whom the writer is and about their life. You can see that Michelangelo understands human anatomy when you view his drawings, such as the portion of the Sistine Chapel ceiling called the Creation of Man. Most architects display their style to the point that a person can view a set of buildings and place the architects name beside each one. In the created object, there is indeed part of the creator.

When we view God’s creation, we see part of God. Our Creator, the Lord God Almighty, will move His creation toward higher order through relationship. This is why He created us. He loves us! He wants to see us grow toward completeness, just as we delight in seeing our own children grow toward completeness, and become fine adults. How many parents have looked out from the audience at the school awards ceremony, to see a child receiving an award, and think “I had something to do with that…I sure am proud!”

A sense of completeness and relationship, we each seek this “reward of living”, much more important than money. So it is with God, and this is why He created you and I. He seeks out relationship with us; God desires to look at us and say well done my good and faithful child, I am proud of you and I love you so very much.

Some would say that God has no need of us. I think just the opposite. Why? As an architect, I know about the feelings between a creator and his creation. I know there is a relationship with the created object; after all, as discussed earlier, the created object is actually a part of the creator. God delights in creating; we are all created in His image. You dont create and then destroy a masterpiece. Oh, you may experiment, realize it isnt working, and then start over, drawing on your newly acquired knowledge of what works and what doesnt. But you dont destroy your final masterpiece; you work to save it. God is reaching out to you now; salvation can be yours.

[For more discussion on Creating, please refer to the book, I Am, the Great Creator God by Haven D. Mankin. Information about the book and how to obtain a copy is available at: www.MuskratBooks.com]