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The Trinity of the Godhead
God’s creation introduces this invisible God (Colossians 1:15) to us. Paul tells us in Romans 1:20; “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse.” The source of His eternal power is His integrity, and the “Godhead” refers to Jehovah’s intent being manifested through the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. As the Father, Jehovah’s intent imagined creation, as the Son (God’s Word) He defined and communicated it, and as the Holy Spirit He glorified His intent by bringing creation into manifestation.
Jehovah expresses Himself as the Father, Son and Holy Spirit within Their three diverse functions. These are referred to in 1 Corinthians 12:4-6; Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. There is the gift, administration and the operation but its all done by, through and because of Jehovah’s intent of Love.
The Godhead consisting of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit is similar in concept to a thought, word and deed. The Father would be considered the thought, the Son the word and the Spirit the deed. An intent is imagined within a thought and is communicated through its word and is manifested by its deed. Each component, whether its a thought, word or deed, contains the complete intent of the initiator. The deed is the fulfillment of the word which is the description of a thought initiated with an intent. Even so it is with the Godhead. The thought originates from the Father which is defined by the Son and is manifested by the Holy Spirit, all fulfilling God’s intent. In fact, His intent is who He is, God is a Spirit (John 4:24) manifesting Himself in Life, Love and Light.
The gift of the Holy Spirit testifies of the Son who said, “When the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me” (John 15:26). The administration of the Son reveals the Father; “If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him” (John 14:7). The operation of it all originates from the Father, who is the husbandman, of which the fruit returns to in thanksgiving; And when all things shall be subdued unto him (the Son), then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all (1 Corinthians 15:28). Though the Son submits to the Father (for the Son is of the Father) He is the fullness of the Father being saturated with His nature. The nature is the intent of Jehovah expressed through the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Therein creation was made by God from that which existed not, until it existed as an image or thought of His intent. Then it was formed by His Word and manifested by His Spirit fulfilling His purpose.
Seven Amazing Days
According to Genesis, creation was completed within seven days. This timeframe seems so ridiculous and contrary to our current radiocarbon dating it requires an explanation. Thankfully scripture has not forsaken us, but has provided clues of such; In Genesis 1:3-5 it states, And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
The first day God did not established light, but RATHER God’s creation of light established the first day. For the light came into being before it was called a Day. In Ephesians 5:13 Paul tells us; “for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.” Therefore the manifestation of God’s spoken intent is light and “God called the light Day.” So no matter how long it took for His Word to become manifest as a physical expression of His intent, that manifestation was regarded as a day. Even if each one of those seven manifestations (seven days) took only a few hours, or a thousand years or even millions of years, it doesn’t matter. What matters is God called each of those manifestations a “day” because the manifestation of God’s intent is light and God called the light day. So then, the “day” was the manifestation of God’s spoken intent rather than the period of time it took for it to manifest. Moreover the sun, moon and the stars which were created to measure time were made on the fourth day. The universe can be trillions of years old, but in God’s mind it took seven days to create because there was seven manifestations pertaining to creation.
Acknowledging Truth
Regardless of these explanations, the fact is, creation exists. It is a work of God. Jesus said in John 14:11, “Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.” Creation is God introducing Himself to us. Therefore creation, being the work of the Father through His Son Jesus Christ and brought into manifestation by the power of the Holy Spirit, testifies of the glory of the Godhead. When Moses asked to see the glory of God, God showed him His backside. This was the LORD revealing Himself to Moses in creation. For God was showing Moses His past accomplishments which were the seven days of creation. Moses recorded this revelation in Genesis for us to read that we might participate in the same fellowship the Father had with him (1 John 1:3).
The existence of creation is undeniable evidence of our Creator. Creation is sustained by it’s acknowledgement of God and His Word. As Hebrews 1:3 plainly affirms Christ is “upholding all things by the word of his power.” Creation was not self-created and the universe is not God. If that was so, it would not have a beginning nor a creator. Such an idea denies the very source of life that sustains it, which is God and His intent.
The only member of this harmonious existence, called creation, that is gullible enough to attempt to establish such a claim is man. Man who was entrusted with the stewardship of the earth has subjected it to corruption because of such a mindset. What God has created He blessed and when man chose to function outside of God’s principles he wandered outside of that blessing and into something that is unsustainable. This failure to conform to the truth leaves outer darkness, chaos and nonexistence as the only alternatives. The Apostle Paul gives a short summary of man’s denial of his Creator in Romans 1:18-25;
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse. Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.