OWC 2026 Devotional | Week 1, Day 2

GOD, WHO ARE YOU? | GOD IS OUR CREATOR

God reveals Himself to us first as a Creator; THE Creator. 

Read Genesis 1  

This is likely not an unfamiliar passage of scripture to you, nor an unfamiliar characteristic of God. It may seem hard to learn something new about God from a passage and characteristic you are so familiar with. I haven’t spent much time in the 40 years of my relationship with the Lord studying Him as the Creator; this was a part of God that was very settled for me. I have never had to wrestle with believing that He was the original and only Creator of the world and all it contains.  

Last summer, Chris and I had our first sabbatical in the 20 years we’ve been in ministry. I am so grateful for the space and pace our sabbatical provided for us in those weeks. I approached that time very open handed with what the Lord would speak to me. I just asked Him to speak.  

For as long as I can remember, I have begun each day with reading scripture and praying, and I always prefer to be outside whenever possible for my time with the Lord. I have done this for years, but it wasn’t until this summer that I saw beyond the creation and saw the Creator. When I was watching the ocean, I saw how faithful God is in the waves. They kept coming. They never stopped. The size changed. The sound changed. The distance they covered on the shore changed. But the waves didn’t stop. I could see God’s timing in the waves. Although I wasn’t sure how big, how loud, or how deep each one would be, I knew they would keep coming. God’s creation revealed His faithfulness to me.  

I also spent many mornings reading my Bible in our backyard. We have large trees behind our house, and I would watch the tops of them slightly wave in the wind. Shortly after they began waving, I would feel the breeze. I was reminded that even though I may not yet see God, I can see Him at work. I can feel Him at work in my life. Every time I felt the breeze, it felt like God was reminding me that... 

He’s still in my life; He’s moving in my life. 

God also revealed to me that I’m getting old, because I couldn’t stop watching the birds! I hear this is what happens when you get older: we become bird watchers. I was just fascinated by them and their variety. I couldn’t stop thinking about how much God loves variety. How much he delights in making His creations special. I noticed how different they all sounded, their sizes, colors, and the way they fly; there is so much variety in His creations. I realized that any amount of time I give trying to be like someone else isn’t pleasing to my Creator. If he had a favorite bird, He could have made only one kind. If He had a favorite girl, He could have made only one kind. We would look the same, sound the same, dress the same, laugh the same, have the same purpose, calling, and giftings. If the Lord celebrates differences, I want to too. Knowing God as Creator revealed to me how much He delights in His creation... that includes me; He delights in me. The details of me. And He delights in you too. 

• What have you believed about God as Creator? 

• What is God revealing to You about God as your Creator?