God should have really shown he is the almighty. He should have created the whole earth in one second. Why did the creation have to take him six days? In fact, is he not all-powerful? Why did he have to rest on the seventh day?"
God chooses to do what he wants, whenever he wants, wherever he wants, however he wants, to, with and for whomever he wants. None of these change who God is. God is God. God is sovereign. Even if it takes him five years to draw a line on your piece of paper, he is still God Almighty.
God almighty dropped some lessons for us at creation, it is important that we pay attention to some of these things.
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God did not finish all his creation in one day. Even though he is the almighty God and could have spitted the whole thing out of his mouth all at once, he took his time to do it bit by bit.
Patience!! We should learn to be patient with the execution of our ideas, assignments and all that we do. The fact that you know what to do, you have all the resources at hand does not mean you should just rush through it. God demonstrates it is better done bit by bit. No Rushing!
One of the greatest words ever spoken remains, "Rome was not built in a day."
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After each day's job, God took his time to go over it again. That was why the bible said, "He looked and saw that it was good."
Yes, we say no man is perfect, but God says we can do perfectly as he does his things. How? Go over things again as He does. By that, you take away all errors and be sure that your work is good.
I should not do a job and immediately give my Client/Boss; I should check it out again and assess myself. I should not rush through an exam and just submit to the examiner; I should take time to go through my scripts again to ensure no mistakes.
If God almighty who would never make mistakes reviewed his work, who are you not to?
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At close of business each day, the way God looked at his job and passed comments suggested that he always knew it could be better.
Have you read your Genesis? God would come up the next day, go back to the job and add something new. He did that continuously until the seventh day. He was never satisfied with yesterday's achievement.
We should never be over-satisfied/ complacent and sit down in the same place because of a huge result/success. It can always be better. No matter how good it is. We can always improve on every beautiful thing, just like God.
Whatever you have is not the best you can have. It can be better. Whatever you have done is not the best you can do. Look at it again; you can do better.
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God Almighty had the ability to be a one-person committee, but he chose not to. "Let us make man in our own image," he said.
"Let us…" suggests a way of asking for people's opinion on a matter.
"Let us…" suggests a way of asking for help in executing the project.
God did not need anybody's help for anything, but he chose to bring other persons in. He definitely did that to show you something.
On earth, you will always need help. You were not created an island and you must not act like one. Man is designed to need each other. Even when it seems like you have all you need, always seek people's opinion. Always ask for help. You will need it.
"Come now, Let us reason together…," that's God again.
If the creator will ask his creature of its opinion, how bigger are you than your fellow man? Always seek help/assistance.
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God looked at all that he created, and saw that it was all very good. God saw all. The bible says God finished his project (Genesis 2:1). God did not stop the project until it was all done.
How many times have you begun things and you stopped by the way? God dropped a lesson for you at creation. Never stop until all is done. It may get difficult and you may face oppositions. There may be unforeseen challenges and it may be taking longer than you thought.
Just put on that godly attitude; "Never stop until it is done."
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God rested on the seventh day; I mean God-all powerful, rested on the seventh day. He had to, for your sake. God did not rest because he was tired. God never gets tired but he decided to rest. As a man, your strength goes out as you work. You should learn to decide when to rest. Do not wait until you break down before you are forced to rest. Always make a decision to rest even though you are not feeling tired yet. Rest should not be a reaction; it should be a decision.
Back in my secondary school days, a Muslim classmate always came top of my class. I felt insulted, so I decided to check out what he was doing extra. I started writing "IJN" on my scripts when I noticed he writes "BRR" on his. Guess what? That made no difference. While I was the "wuruwuru-to-the-answer type," he, on the other hand, did his own things very carefully. Good success is not a gift; it is a reward.
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 1 Corinthians 15:10 NKJV
