As I was reading through Psalms 104, I came across this passage,
Psalm 104:29-30 (KJV) 29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. 30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.In the first verse I was just thinking about animals dying but the second verse had a different feel.
Notice the word “created”. This is the same word used in Genesis 1:1 in regard to God creating the world out of nothing. In studying that passage I remember that this specific word usually has that idea.
So is this an indication that God is still in the creating business? I know that on the seventh day He rested. Creation as a red letter day was over. As believers we have no problem with any of this but our friends who are into evolution have something they don’t want to acknowledge. They document times when massive extinction of species takes place. Every once in a while you hear about how many species disappear each year. In the face of that we still keep finding new bugs and plants.
Since even the Darwinian folks will admit there has not been enough time for evolution to take place, how do you explain new species after all this time? This verse seems to give an indication. God is still creating. He is still renewing the earth.
We are in the eighth day of creation. That is not a doctrinal point that requires belief. It is just an observation. As they say, results may vary.
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