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<p>And
God said, let there be light: and there was light.&nbsp; Genesis 1:3.</p>
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<p>In
the creation account in the book genesis the &nbsp;verb “Let” is used &nbsp;ten times to articulate the expressive will of
the Omnipotent One who speaks and it stands in perfect geometry and symmetry. </p>
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<p>It
is telling that every time God embarks on an enterprise He is sure to
accomplish it. </p>
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<p>“And
God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place,
and let the dry land appear: and it was so.” (Gen 1:9)</p>
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<p>When God declared “Let....”  the concluding remark is that, “...and it was so.” The conjunction “and” is crucial for ushering in the reality of the inevitable materialization of God’s perfect will. </p>
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<p>The story of How God creates is not a record of genius or excellence for the genius  is prone to trip at some point. The story of How God creates is a record of Divine Omnipotence. Excellence denotes: “extremely good and outstanding”. But God is alone in His league and stature with Himself to be compared with any one. God is not extremely good; He is the Divine. The good we laud and uphold is a product of His holiness. God is not the best for He cannot be compared to the better or the good: He is the absolute. God cannot be described in superlatives (e.g. best, greatest, highest) for HE is alone is His league. He can only be described in absolutes for He is incomparable. </p>
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<p><strong>The Creative Word </strong></p>
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<p>In reference to the omnipotent will of God the Psalmist concurs, “By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth”. (Psalm 33:6)</p>
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<p>The
same cannot be said about humanity particularly when the we seek to do that
which is contrary to God’s word. In Genesis 11 we meet a community in Shinar
that seeks to achieve an enterprise contrary to God’s word. They, in some
fashion employ the same language in expressing their intent. </p>
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<p>“And
they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly.
And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.” (Gen 11:3)</p>
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<p>Verse
11: (Underline “let us…”) &nbsp;“And they
said, go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto
heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of
the whole earth. (Gen 11:14)</p>
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<p>The tower project was neither confusion proof, nor lightning proof. The builders sought to make a great name for themselves but ultimately; they made a name associated with confusion (babel). The tower they built is not known as the tower of greatness. It is neither the tower of opulence nor the tower of dominance. It is the tower of Babel, the tower of confusion. Just like it is in every case, as humanity we do not possess creative power neither can we prosper if we operate outside the realms of God’s law and will. </p>
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<p><strong>And God came down to see the builders</strong></p>
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<p>Take
note in verse 7 God delivers the eminent expression: (Underline “Let us..’) </p>
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<p>“Go
to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not
understand one another's speech.” (Gen 11:7)</p>
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<p>By
verse 8, the object of verse 7 had been unequivocally accomplished. </p>
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<p>"So
the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and
they left off to build the city." (Gen 11:8)</p>
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<p>God
today uses the same semantic omnipotence to reach out to me and you to shape
our lives not only for the here and now but for eternity. </p>
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<p>In Philippians 2:5 He is dishing out to me and you, mental soundness
and fortitude of a quality equal to His: He declares, “Let this mind be in you,
which was also in Christ Jesus.”</p>
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<p>The keyword is the same creative verb: “Let…”.</p>
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<p>Be
advised that God’s word is not architecture, it is infrastructure. Whatever He
declares even in our lives, is not an issue of “if”, but “When”: for His word knows
no obstacle or obstruction. </p>
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<p><strong>Let not your hearts be troubled</strong></p>
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<p>And
finally, with the same creative semantic omnipotence God declares, “Let not
your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's
house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to
prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come
again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you
know the way to where I am going.” (John 14:1-4)</p>
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<p>When
He declares “Let not your hearts be troubled” the Heart Doctor is not imparting
mere promissory words of encouragement, rather; He is conducting a heart surgery.
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<p>He
desires that we gladly receive Him for He has the capacity to bring to fruition
the good work He has begun in us (Philippians 1:6), being not only the author:
but the author and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:2), for none of His
projects are open ended. </p>
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