The creation does not exist on its own. If God did not create it and maintain its existence - it would utterly cease, "For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: All things were created by Him, and for Him: And He is before all things, and by Him all things hold together and have their proper place." Colossians 1:16-17

As we serve God and express Him by the Spirit we reveal the intention of God. We show that the world does not exist for itself, but to become a dwelling place for God. It is our commitment to make of the world a dwelling place for God. God has always been revealing His intention through a people.

Isaiah 43:10-13 "You are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servants whom I have chosen: that you may know and believe me, and understand that I am He: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no Savior. I have declared, and I have saved, and I have showed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore you are my witnesses, that I am God - saith the LORD. Yea, before the day was I am He; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall stop it?"

It is intended that Heaven and earth be joined in us, His servants. God has always sought a dwelling place, therefore three realities are joined together: God, His Word and His people. We have to move beyond the idea that the physical and the spiritual are essentially opposed or hostile to one another.

We have to continue to demonstrate that God is able to relate even to the physical, that God can encompass also that which appears inherently distant from Him. God being Omnipotent has produced that which is infinite as well as that which is finite.

Creation demonstrates God's capacity to produce the finite. God created all and is continually interested in all of existence. Though God is transcendent and beyond full human comprehension, to declare that He is too great to be involved with any aspect of human existence runs contrary to our basic faith. Our faith emphasizes God's total dominion over all...and God's concern with the acts of people on earth. It is contrary to our understanding to maintain that God relates to the good and not to the bad, to happiness but not to pain, to our thoughts and emotions but not to our body, to prayer, but not to ordinary physical activity. His thoughts are not our thoughts and His ways are not our ways but He knows our thoughts and determines our ways in order that our thoughts and ways become more perfectly related to Him and reveal Him. Jesus Christ, through His body, removed the last barrier to total oneness with God. In Jesus Christ the perception of reality from God's side, does not exclude the finite and the physical. In Jesus Christ, we recognize that all of creation not only comes from God or relates to Him, but also is meant to be one with Him.

John 1:1-4 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made. In Him was life; and the life was the light of men."

"Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that He has purposed in Himself. That in the dispensation of the fullness of times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in Him: In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things after the counsel of His own will." Ephesians 1:9-11)

We are living in the day that we believe God is setting up His kingdom to be seen on earth. The kingdom that God has promised is an eternal kingdom, with Christ as King. God has dealt to each of us the measure of faith so that we might participate in manifesting the world to come. That is God's intention.

1 Corinthians 8:6 "For to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him."

The world was created for the purpose of Jesus Christ, to create a habitation where God's desire for a dwelling in the world will be realized. There is not any question that this purpose and this desire will be consummated. God has engaged us in the fulfillment of this purpose, enabling us to become partners in creation and co-laborers with Christ.

We enjoy the opportunity to reveal God in this world. Our divine service, expressing the Spirit of Jesus Christ that is within us - in the present time - requires diligent labor. We keep our hands on the plow. Remember: "God is faithful, by whom we were called unto the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 Corinthians 1:9 The Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and keep you from evil. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 "Let us therefore, hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for He is faithful that promised." Hebrews 10:23

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