Lesson 2 The Reason for Creation

     When we understand how man is the sole reason for creation, then it all seems to come together.  Science and the study of the heavens, has revealed how everything in our universe is there to minister to the earth.  Even science doesn't deny the fact that every planet, sun, moon or star in our universe has its influence upon on earth.
     Our sun is approximately ninety-three million miles away, but it causes climatic conditions of light, heat, rain and winds that make this planet capable of sustaining life for humans, animals and plants.  We even have our own protection by the transparent atmosphere around earth.
     The ocean's tides are influenced by the heavenly bodies.  We can predict the seasons of spring, summer, winter and fall by the signs of the planets.  We can predict storm and frost and even heat waves months in advance by the position of the heavenly bodies.  All of the planets and heavenly bodies were created to minister to the earth.  In Genesis 1:14-19 (Amplified), we see the plan of creation which says, "And God said, let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night; and let them be signs and tokens (of God's provident care) and (to mark) seasons, days, and years. And let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light upon the earth. And it was so. And God made the two great lights-the greater light (the sun) to rule the day and the lesser light (the moon) to rule the night. He also made the stars."  Verses 17-19 go on, "And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth. To rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good (fitting, pleasant) and He approved it. And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day."
     For all of its searching, science hasn't found another planet in our known universe that does, or can, support life.  Our planet is so small compared to all of the creation in our universe, which makes no sense if it weren't made so in order to provide for God's family.  Our planets are a perfect timepiece.  We use them to know exactly when each will pass another or to precisely predict when a comet will pass through the skies.
     If it wasn't for man being on this earth, then all these things would be useless.  Even the vegetation and waters which act as thermostats to control the earth's temperatures, would be meaningless if not for the sustaining of human life.
     It takes more faith to believe in the Big Bang theory than it does creation.  It's difficult to believe that an explosion in outer space by a great stroke of luck, happened to place our planet in such a perfect position.  That theory still doesn't explain how all those things occurred without the orchestration from a creator.
     Our little planet is so small that a thousand of them could fit and become lost in the sun, but is the epicenter and purpose of all creation.  The Great Master Who designed all of the heavens, made all things to minister to the earth.  Then He Himself set about ministering to His man that He placed in the midst of His masterpiece.
     So, now we know that earth is the reason for creation and that man was the reason for earth.  Genesis 1:1 shows us how God created everything and when He had perfected the heavens and the earth, He placed the greatest and highest of all His creations in the earth.  God only rested from His work after He created man and set him in the center of all His creation.  After God placed man in the midst of His creations, everything worked to provide for him.
     Isaiah 45:18 (Amplified) says, "For thus says the Lord-Who created the heavens, God, Himself, Who formed the earth and made it, Who established it and did not create it to be a worthless waste; He formed it to be inhabited-I am the Lord and there is none like Me."
     This scripture sums up the reason for the universe is for the earth and the reason for the earth is for man.  Man has been scratching his head for thousands of years asking, "Why am I here?"  "Where did I come from and what am I?"  Even David pondered these questions in Psalm 8:4-6 (Amplified) saying, "What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of (earth born) man that You care for him? Yet You have made him but a little lower than God (or heavenly beings) and You have crowned him with glory and honor. You made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; and have put all things under his feet."