Human imagination is a fascinating aspect of life. As children begin to grow, their minds begin
to develop, and even at a young age they make drawings (or scribbles) out of
their imagination. They see something,
or someone they love, and they try to bring that certain thing to life in their
drawings. I personally love art. Art is a huge part of imagination and beauty
that is able to articulate things in a variety of ways.
Our imaginations are absolutely incredible and are capable
of so much. Art is not the only thing
that our creativity can be revealed in.
Our very lives are a beautiful creative act by God that created the
world out of nothing. I like to imagine
that the beginning of the world began also in a creative process of
imagination.
In the beginning, when God created, humankind was
created. Now, humans were the last
thing to be created in the story of the Bible.
So, humans had the ability to find out what everything else is used
for. This is also a continued process of
our world today. Just read books about
physics, biology, and various other areas of science. When the man picked up a set of blueberries
to eat, he probably noticed the color of blue that came from the fruit. The woman maybe then saw some beautiful
yellow flowers and not only noticed the amazing aroma of the flower, but how
the color may be mixed with this blueberry to make something new!
We all have the ability to be creative. It’s amazing to realize that this is also the
plan for humankind to pursue. For
example, Genesis 2: 15 say’s “The LORD God took the man and put him in the
Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.”
For scholars, this not only defines a theology of work, but creativity
that God invites humankind to be a part of.
To work with the earth, to create, to work alongside with as we begin to
make our beautiful imaginations come to life.
Some have unfortunately taken this verse to say that we can
create whatever we want. Humans can
create anything as long as it provides for us.
We can kill anything, destroy anything, and make the world our way. This is not what I believe God’s intent for
creation was, nor is it a healthy view to take.
Humans are to work alongside the rest of creation by creating. What I mean by that is we must be careful how
much of the earth’s resources we use and how much we destroy for our own good.
A book that I am glad I got is called The Pocket
Scavenger. This is a book that involves
looking for things that we may not notice every day. Then, once we find these things, we make
something new out of it. For example,
one thing you are to find is a piece of red string. After you find this string, you flip the book
over and turn to a random page and do whatever it says. Like, make a creature out of it, smear
something on it, or combine it with something else.
What I really love about this book is allowing the ability
to see something beautiful out of everything in life. Not only to see that thing because of its
beauty, but to then add your own creative imagination to it. Humanity is such a creative group. Let’s allow our imaginations to run wild, to
create beautiful things from everyday life.
To be creatures that participates in this amazing plan of God to be
creative with alongside God and other creatures.
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