Three Creational Sparks

Matter, Life, Spirit- the three creation events. This idea of three sparks of creation is a new way of looking at God’s handiwork, and is worth the looking over. Some of us ask questions such as “when did God’s creation event happen?” while neglecting the various facets of creation. Others ask questions regarding when particular things came into being, while neglecting who caused it to come into being. It is time to merge these two sets of questions and see where they lead us.

1. Around 13 billion years, the first spark occurred. Matter was born out of nothingness. Space-time was created, particles and sub-particles were created, and all the laws of nature, discovered and those still undiscovered, were born- God’s first creation event.

2. Around 4 billion years ago, the second spark occurred. The first simple cells of life were formed- a true miracle and completely unexplainable. Thus was the beginning of all the miraculous life forms we view today, with all their complexities, intricacies, beauty, grace, behavior and intelligence- God’s second creation event.

3. Around 200 thousand years ago, the first Homo Sapien walked the earth. When and how the human consciousness began, this third spark of creation, I do not know, but this surely is the most profound of all. Capacity for rational thought, capacity for involved relationships, a keen awareness of aesthetics, and possibly the most significant, a development of a spiritual nature and a moral sense were all born- God’s third creation event.

Now it is interesting to ponder the symmetry of what we know of God and what we know of his creation.

1. God the Lord is the king- the ruler over everything that exists. The Lord is the creator of the heavens and the earth. His laws are obeyed by all of nature. The Lord’s power is demonstrated in this first creation event.
Genesis 1:1- In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 14:19- “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.”
Deuteronomy 10:14- To the Lord your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, the earth and everything in it.

2. Jesus Christ put himself into the position of experiencing life on earth, to know what it is truly like being confined to a biological shell, to feel every wound and happiness. He experienced family, friends, betrayal, threat, predation, joy, food, drink, love, happiness- all the things of life he experienced.
John 1:3,4- Through him [Jesus] all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men.
I Timothy 1:15- Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners- of whom I am the worst.

3. The Holy Spirit, by nature is spiritual, just as a part of man is spiritual. The Holy Spirit resides in man and guides us and helps us. The Holy Spirit is not in other biological beings because they do not have the moral choices set before men due to their spirit.
Mark 1:8- I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.
Mark 13:11- Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
John 20:22- And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”
Acts 1:8- But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you. . .


This is of course just one possible lens through which we can view God and what he has made.