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. Colossians 1:16
Do you believe in the theory of evolution? I mean, is there just a hint of a thought that possibly some aspects of the theory of evolution might be true? What about the so-called gap theory that some Christians seem to think they can find support for in the Scriptures. Is that a possibility in your mind? If so, you have never considered the depths of the declaration in our text today. This verse makes it plain that the Lord Jesus is not only responsible for the planning of creation, the power behind creation, and the production of creation, but He is also responsible for being the purpose of creation.
Sometimes we get pretty accustomed to the things around us and take them for granted. But if we take a telescope or a microscope and examine our world and the worlds in space, we quickly come to the conclusion that there is a great plan – and a great Planner – behind it all. The more deeply our microscope delves into a blade of grass, for example, the more clearly we see the beauty of the patterns of creation, patterns that could never possibly occur in the random world of evolution. And the magnificence of the heavens as revealed by the most powerful telescopes causes us to question the sanity of the fool who dreamed up the Big Bang theory. Creation was planned, by an all-wise Planner.
The power to put that plan into place is beyond imagining. No forces of nature could be strong enough nor coordinated enough to accomplish it. The only possible answer to the power that brought all that we can see and know around us into being is that it came from the Source of all power, the One who is all powerful.
If we study the drawings by sky observers in ancient cultures, we will find they saw the very same face of the moon that you and I see. It has not changed in thousands of years. How can that be? The moon, a piece of rock about a quarter the size of the earth, whirling around the earth at many thousands of kilometers per hour and spinning rapidly on its axis, manages to maintain exactly the right spin so that earth observers always see exactly the same face. Evolution did that? The very idea is beyond ridiculous. And yet, details like that fill creation. Whether we are talking about the symbiotic relationships among plants and animals, or whether we are probing the laws of energy, motion, and time, we find that the Planner and the Power Source is also the Producer of an amazing creation filled with proofs of His handiwork.
Evolutionists see no purpose behind it all. Our world just happened, they say. But our text tells us the truth: all things were created by Him and for Him. Creation was intended to bring glory to our Lord. Even under the curse of sin – our sin – the world displays much that brings glory to its Creator. When the curse of sin is removed, we will be amazed at the glory of creation and the manner in which that glory is ascribed to our Lord. And it is His delight that we should behold that glory. If the gap theory is true, our text is wrong, because that theory tells us that God kickstarted creation, but left the rest to chance. No, only in its finished state could creation fit into the purpose of its Creator.
Who made us and our world? How did He make us and our world? Why did He make us and our world? Be amazed at the answer: All things were created by Him and for Him! -Jim MacIntosh