- Sky… “and that is what happened”.
- Land, seas and vegetation…”and that is what happened”.
- Sun, moon and stars… “and that is what happened”.
Birds & fish were created with instructions to multiply.
Animals… “and that is what happened”.
Then, he fashions humanity but scripture identifies something unique about us. We are “created in his own image”. We are the only creatures with moral reasoning and the ability to know Him. When God is done, he summarizes all he has done and proclaims… “and that is what happened”. He even proclaims it “very good”.
He really doesn’t need us, does he? He was able from nothing (the Latin term ex nihilo means out of nothing) to bring everything. I’ve never created anything from nothing, have you? I make a mean salsa but it takes onions, tomatoes, garlic, salt, cilantro, and jalapenos none of which I can speak into existence. Even the very words for this paragraph are given me by a language culture. But not God, He needed nothing.
I am fascinated even inquisitive, then, by verse 19, “ So the Lord God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would call them, and the man chose a name for each one.” (NLT, italics mine). I think we would agree that God was completely capable of coming up with names like, hippopotamus, chicken, elephant, jellyfish or whatever. But he didn’t. He asked Adam, humanity, to participate.
There is a truth in this verse we should not neglect. God’s creation has purpose, God’s people have purpose, and God has asked you to involve yourself. He didn’t need to… he chose to. This being the case, our participation should be taken seriously. Our decisions do matter. Not because we have anything unexpected to offer God, but because he has given a staggering offer to us.
… and that is what happened.
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