I was driving to Western Hills on Wednesday night and, on a
whim, popped in a CD into the player in my van.
It was one of my favorites, a CD called "Summon the Heroes,"
and it features music used in the ceremonies and TV broadcasts of the
Olympics. We have an Olympic Games
coming up this summer in London, and I find myself getting excited about
watching them - though not as excited as I get for the Winter Olympics, which
are a lot more fun in my view! In any
case, I was caught up in the beauty of the music, the stirring rhythms that
made me want to stop the van, get out, and run somewhere,
"Rocky"-style. Music has such
a power!
It brought to mind some of the amazing athletic feats I've
seen in Olympics past. I remember the
amazing performance of swimmer Michael Phelps, and his record number of gold
medals; Apolo Anton Ohno and the epic speed skating battles with the South
Koreans; Jamaican Usain Bolt's almost unbelievable speed; and a host of
others. Isn't it amazing to watch what
these incredible athletes can do?
Human beings have an incredible drive to create, to explore,
to innovate, to compete, to do new things.
We are this way because we were wonderfully created – and because our
"template," our pattern, is divine.
"Let us make human beings in our image," declares Gen.
1:26. We create because God
creates. "What god is there in
heaven or on earth who can do the deeds
and mighty works you do? (Deut. 3:24)"
We seek to do great things as a reflection of the mighty God in whose
image we are made. In Isaiah 43:19, God
declares, "See, I am doing a new thing!" Just as God creates and initiates new action,
so has he instilled in us a creative spark.
Isn't our God an amazing God! Can you find a creative, mighty, or new way
to praise and show your love for him?
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