Genesis Lecture 39 (Fifth day of the Creation 1)
Bible passage: Genesis 1:20-23
“20. And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky." 21. So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22. God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth." 23. And there was evening, and there was morning-- the fifth day. ”
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ.
This is the 39th Lecture on Genesis.
I'm going to tell you about the creation works of the 5th day. With what kind of heart are you listening to the creation works of God the Almighty? A grown-up man and a child have great difference in their knowledge and wisdom. Say, there are a man who has a doctoral degree in biology and a first grade elementary school student. Don't you think their knowledge about living things is very different? Then, how much different the knowledge and wisdom are between God the Creator and a man who is a mere creature? The difference is too much to compare with the difference between a doctor and an elementary school student.
1 Corinthians 1:25 says, "Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men." Isaiah 55:8-9 also says, ""For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," declares the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts than your thoughts." Within the boundary of men's knowledge there is a limit to the understanding of the creation works of God. It is like the difficulties an elementary school student feels as he reads a specialty publication in biology. However, let's suppose that this elementary school student uses all this knowledge as he tries to explain this specialty book on biology. When he explains the figures in the book with his thoughts, the explanation will not be correct. The explanation of the child would appear amusing to the professor. Unfortunately, this is what's happening.
Many people think and understand like this little child and what they say is like this little child in real life. For example, they collected pieces of knowledge and came up with an hypotheses about the origin of life. They should have believed that God created all things, but they didn't like the idea of putting God in their hearts, and created absurd theories. God the Creator cannot but feel sorry for such people. If you read "Job" in the Bible, you can find a process how a man named Job broke his self righteousness and frameworks, and how he came to have a reverent fear of God from the depths of his heart. Especially in Job Chapters 38 to 41 is found the word of God spoken by God Himself to Job to help Job realize the truth. God talked with Job about the amazing works of Creation which cannot be understood with the knowledge and wisdom of men. Through the creatures of His own creation such as mountain goats, the wild donkeys, the ostriches, horses, the hawk, Behemoth, and leviathan, God tried to help Job realize the limits and ignorance of human beings. As Job listened to these words of God, he finally knelt down before God.
He realized how foolish he had been when he tried to argue with God the Almighty with the insignificant amount of knowledge he possessed. Job 42:1-3 said, "Then Job answered the LORD and said, "I know that You can do all things, and that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted. 'Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?' Therefore I have declared that which I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know." I hope that there is not a single person among you who would shield himself from the wisdom and counsel of these words. You should not judge the creation works of God within the frameworks of your own knowledge. You are becoming truly wise as you reestablish your knowledge with the word of God as the standard. This Genesis Lectures are given by God who accomplished the creation works. Therefore, I pray in the name of the Lord that you may "put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of God who created you" as written in Colossians 3:10.
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ. God created living creatures in the waters and birds on the 5th day of Creation. Genesis 1:20 says, "Then God said, "Let the waters teem with swarms of living creatures..." Now, what do these "waters" refer to? I said that there were signs that appeared on earth as the sun was created on the 4th day of Creation. These "signs" can be categorized into two; atmospheric phenomena and geological movement. As a result of these, waters could be found in the dry land as well. It was possible because the seawaters were evaporated by the heat of the sunlight and rose to form clouds and these clouds brought rain to fall many parts of the earth. Additionally, due to geological movements, mountains and valleys were formed.
The rain from the sky formed streams as it flowed along the valleys. At that time there wasn't a sufficient amount of water to form great rivers, but many brooks and streams came to exist. Also, the water that was absorbed by the land and held under the land became underground water. Both small and big areas of pooling water also came into being in the land's depressions. Not only in the seas but also in the land, many different kinds of 'waters' came to exist in various forms, and thus the Bible called them 'waters.' By the way, God said, "Let the waters teem with swarms of living creatures." As waters existed not only in the seas but also in the land, living things could finally multiply in the waters. Psalm 104:10-13 says, "He sends forth springs in the valleys; They flow between the mountains; They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild donkeys quench their thirst. Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; They lift up their voices among the branches. He waters the mountains from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works." Since there were God-given waters in the land, many animals could live by them, and all the living things could have overflowing vitality. As you can see, waters are most important for living things to survive.
This earth where you and I live is a model fashioned after the kingdom of heaven; there is the river of the water of life in Heaven. This water of life originates from the throne of God and flows from New Jerusalem throughout the entire heavenly kingdom. All the things of Heaven can also become full of energy thanks to the water of life that originated from the throne of God. When creating the earth, God let this water of life flow into the earth and made it the source of waters. In addition, as He created the living things on earth, He made them unable to survive without water. God made all the living things to be provided with the essential elements for their survival from the waters. In other words, God put into waters a power that can maintain life.
It is the same in a spiritual sense. Just as no living thing can survive without water, a man with spirit, soul, and body should be provided with spiritual water to survive. The spiritual water refers to the Word of God which enables you to receive eternal life. That's why, in John 4:14, Jesus said, "...but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life." Here, "a well of water springing up to eternal life" is generally referred to as "water of eternal life." The word of God became flesh and came to this earth; this is our Jesus.
Therefore, the words that Jesus spoke were all the Word of Life. Human beings cannot live an eternal life without this Word of Life and without drinking the water of eternal life. Without it, after this momentary life on earth, they will fall down to Hell, which is eternal death. 2 Timothy 3:15 mentions that "the sacred writings (the word of God) which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus." Since people have spirit, they can attain this eternal life only when they are provided with the spiritual water, which is the word of God. No matter how many things of the world a person may possess, he will feel empty in his heart when he has no word of God in him. No matter how high his position becomes in the world, without the word of God he will still feel only a vanity in his heart.
No matter how much knowledge he has stored up in the world, he will still have unanswered questions in his heart without the word of God. The source of all the problems of men lies with the fact that they don't have the spiritual water, the word of God. As a being with spirit, men were created from the beginning to survive only when provided with the spiritual water. Therefore, you should search for the solutions of every problem in the word of God. I hope you will long for the word of God just as a deer pans for water, and that you will make bread of it.
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ. In Genesis 1:20, God said, "Let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens." "The open expanse of the heavens" refers to the physical sky, the atmosphere, which is visible to your eyes. Thanks to the works of creation on the 4th day, the atmosphere had become stable. God made the atmosphere adequate for living things to breathe, and then He created birds after their kind. And now, God said to fish in Genesis 1:22. "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas." You can find here that there were already many seas as the living creatures were created. As God let the waters gather and the dry land appear, there was one sea and one body of dry land. The seas were formed around the North Pole, and the dry land was intact in the South Pole area. However, after the sun, the moon, and stars were created on the 4th day, the earth began to move by itself and signs began to appear. Then, the land which was originally one crustal surface began to divide and split into several pieces due to the dynamic actions of the compound forces of plate tectonics.
On the 5th day of the Creation, the seas were already divided into many seas. To have multiple seas, the land should first be divided into many pieces. But this work of creation took place in such a short period of time between the 4th and 5th day of the Creation. The land which was originally one was split into many pieces; some of them came apart from the land and became big islands. Due to this, multiple seas came into existence. Scientists say this work took place over a period of tens of millions of years. However, God said much of this work took place over a period between the 4th and 5th day of the Creation.
It is possible for this work to take place in such a short period of time when riding on the spiritual time flow in the spiritual space which is surrounded by the original light. By the way, the look of the lands and seas of the 5th day was not the same with that of today. Just the basic framework was prepared to form the current 5 oceans and 6 continents. During the 6 days of creation, God established the basic framework on which the best environment could be made for the human beings. The basic frame changed unnoticeably little by little over a very long period of time and came to have the look of today.
That's why the living things were not greatly affected by it. If the land had been split or moved greatly after the work of creation was finished, what would have happen to the living things on them? It would have been difficult for them to survive the rapid changes in the environment. For example, penguins live in a cold Polar Region. Most monkeys live in a tropical areas near equator. Each animal has a niche and needs a proper climate and environment to live. It is the same with the living creatures that live in the seas. You can confirm it from the fact that different kinds of fish are caught according to the different temperatures of the sea waters. Likewise, all the animals and plants have their own proper environment where they live. And the basic frame of the lands and seas which provide the proper living environment for living thing was already finished before the creation work of the 5th day.
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ. Genesis 1:21 says, "God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind; and God saw that it was good." God first created the proper living environment for the living things, and He created the animals after their kind in each living environment. In other words, God gave the ability to survive in a given environment to each and every animal. The animals that God created in the beginning didn't have evil. It is because they were created at His word in His power. And thus, there was no such a thing that a stronger animal preying on a weaker one. They didn't fight, bite, or kill each other. According to the law that God established, they didn't harm each other, but stayed in peace. It was the same with the animals on earth which were created on the 6th day. Among things that creep on the ground, the birds that fly in the air, and the fish in the waters, there were none that preyed on others.
In other words, there was no carnivorous (or predatory) animal. BY that time, all the animals could be provided with necessary nutrients from just the plants and water available. However, as this land became stained with evil, some of the animals also changed through the evil. Most of these animal came to prefer a meat diet. They became predatory carnivores. By the way, once the Millennium begins after the 7 Year Great Tribulation the entire living environment on Earth will be recovered back to the state of the days of the Creation. And animals will also become gentle without evil. Isaiah 11:6-9 mentions about this.
It says, "And the wolf will dwell with the lamb, And the leopard will lie down with the young goat, And the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little boy will lead them. Also the cow and the bear will graze, Their young will lie down together, And the lion will eat straw like the ox. The nursing child will play by the hole of the cobra, And the weaned child will put his hand on the viper's den. They will not hurt or destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD As the waters cover the sea." This word is about the Millennium Kingdom, but when God created the animals in the beginning, they were like this. When God created the earth in the beginning, there was no evil, and thus it was truly a peaceful and beautiful place.
Dear brothers and sisters. The majority of animals that God created have a unique instinct in common. That is the "Homing instinct." The homing instinct is the inherent ability of an animal to navigate towards an original location which is either a home territory, or a breeding area. For example, in a house in a rural area, swallows come in spring, nest under the eaves, breed, lay eggs, and the chicks grow and leave. The next year, the young swallows return to the house where they were born. Swallows are migratory birds that come north to Korea for the summer, and they leave in fall for the winter. On the other hand, wild geese come to Korea for the winter, and go back north for the summer. There was once an experiment with migratory birds.
They put the eggs of a migratory bird hundreds of kilometers from their mother bird's nesting site. However, the birds which hatched from these eggs also flew in the same direction when the time came. People confirmed that migratory birds don't learn the migratory route of travel from their parents but they know it instinctively. There are some fish which have this homing instinct. An example of such a fish is a salmon. Generally, salmon hatch in a river and go to the ocean and grow up. And then, they swim back to the river where they were born. 3 to 6 years after they go into the ocean, they fully grow, then they swim back to the river where they were born to lay eggs. In a case of some salmons of the Atlantic Ocean, they repeat the process of traveling back to the river from the ocean a couple of times. When a way to the ocean is blocked, some of them adapt themselves to the fresh water as well. Except for some of these special cases, most salmons migrate back to the place where they were born and die there.
How can salmons travel back to the precise spot in the river where they were born after living in the gigantic ocean for years? Why do they go up-stream against the strong current to find the place where they were born? There is research that when homing rate was greatly decreased when the smell of the river was artificially changed or their sense of smell was paralyzed. If it is true, it is amazing that salmon don't forget but remember the smell of the river where they were born even after living in the ocean for years. This homing instinct of salmons or migratory birds is not the result of evolution, but God gave it to them. Now, God also gave this homing instinct to human beings. Thanks to the "seed of life" that God plants into every man, everyone has a heart that longs for "the eternal place."
The seed of life is a little portion of the original light that God gives, and thus, this seed of life seeks for God and longs for the heavenly kingdom. As this seed of life awakens to be guided by the Holy Spirit, we can precisely go back home like salmon. However, the souls from whom the seed of life doesn't wake up will be incited by the enemy devil and Satan, and eventually fall down to Hell. Hebrews 11:16 says, "But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for He has prepared a city for them." A mere creature like a salmon can overcome the rough journey of going up-stream of a river to go back home; what about the children of God like you? You can diligently march on toward New Jerusalem where God the Father who is the origin of your spirit, can't you?
If you don't give up on yourself, but receive the guidance of the Holy Spirit along the way, you can surely reach New Jerusalem. Just like salmon which powerfully migrate up-stream in the river, I pray in the name of the Lord that you may ride on the flow of the spirit and move along with joy and happiness to the place where God the Father dwells. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ. I explained a part of the works that took place on the 5th of the Creation. As the atmosphere and waters became stable to build a good environment for the survival of living things through the creation works on the 4th Day, God created birds in the air and fish in the waters. God put His power and divine nature into them and created them after their kind so that they could survive in the given environments.
The Bible, whose author is God the Creator, clearly mentions that they were created "after their kind,' but evolutionists don't believe this work of creation. In the next lecture, I will show you logically how contradictory their claim is, and how groundless their theories are. I will also explain what "the great sea monsters" are in Genesis 1:21, and why God has it recorded and separated from other fish. Dear brothers and sisters, The God who manifested such amazing works of creation in the beginning is our Spiritual Father.
Since He created us, He becomes our physical Father as well. I hope you will have the spiritual pride that 'God the Creator is your Father' through these Genesis Lectures. I pray in the name of the Lord, Jesus Christ that being worthy of a child of such Father, may you quickly become His true child who is good and able with no form of evil, [Amen!!!]
Mafundisho ya Mwanzo 39 | Siku ya Tano ya Uumbaji 1
Andiko la Biblia: Mwanzo 1:20–23
“20. Mungu akasema, Maji na yajae kwa wingi viumbe vyenye uhai, na ndege waruke juu ya nchi katika anga la mbingu. 21. Mungu akaumba nyangumi wakubwa, na kila kiumbe chenye uhai kiendacho ambavyo maji yalijawa navyo, kwa jinsi zao, na kila ndege mwenye mabawa kwa jinsi yake; Mungu akaona ya kuwa ni vyema. 22. Mungu akavibarikia, akasema, Zaeni, mkaongezeke, mkaijaze maji ya baharini; ndege nao na waongezeke duniani. 23. Ikawa jioni ikawa asubuhi, siku ya tano.”
Ndugu wapendwa katika Kristo.
Haya ni Mafundisho ya 39 ya Mwanzo.
Nitaeleza kuhusu kazi za uumbaji za siku ya tano. Mnasikiliza kazi za uumbaji za Mungu Mwenyezi mkiwa na moyo wa namna gani? Mtu mzima na mtoto wana tofauti kubwa katika maarifa na hekima. Tuseme kuna mtu mwenye shahada ya uzamivu katika biolojia na mwanafunzi wa darasa la kwanza la shule ya msingi. Je, hamfikiri kwamba maarifa yao kuhusu viumbe hai yanatofautiana sana? Basi, maarifa na hekima ya Mungu Muumba yanatofautianaje na ya mwanadamu, ambaye ni kiumbe tu? Tofauti hiyo haiwezi hata kulinganishwa na tofauti kati ya daktari na mwanafunzi wa shule ya msingi.
1 Wakorintho 1:25 inasema: “Kwa maana upumbavu wa Mungu una hekima zaidi ya wanadamu, na udhaifu wa Mungu una nguvu zaidi ya wanadamu.” Isaya 55:8–9 pia inasema: “Maana mawazo yangu si mawazo yenu, wala njia zenu si njia zangu; asema Bwana. Kwa maana kama vile mbingu zilivyo juu sana kuliko nchi, kadhalika njia zangu zi juu sana kuliko njia zenu, na mawazo yangu kuliko mawazo yenu.” Maarifa ya mwanadamu yana mipaka katika kuelewa kazi za uumbaji za Mungu. Ni kama ugumu anaoupata mwanafunzi wa shule ya msingi anaposoma kitabu maalumu cha biolojia. Hata hivyo, tuseme mwanafunzi huyo anatumia maarifa yake yote kujaribu kueleza kitabu hicho. Akieleza michoro iliyomo kwa kutegemea mawazo yake, maelezo yake hayatakuwa sahihi. Maelezo ya mtoto huyo yangemchekesha profesa. Kwa bahati mbaya, jambo kama hilo ndilo linalotokea.
Watu wengi hufikiri na kuelewa mambo kama mtoto huyo mdogo, na yale wanayosema katika maisha halisi hufanana na maneno ya mtoto huyo. Kwa mfano, walikusanya vipande vya maarifa na kubuni nadharia kuhusu asili ya uhai. Walipaswa kuamini kwamba Mungu aliumba vitu vyote, lakini hawakutaka kumweka Mungu mioyoni mwao, hivyo wakabuni nadharia zisizo na msingi. Mungu Muumba hawezi ila kusikitikia watu wa namna hiyo. Ukiisoma “Ayubu” katika Biblia, utaona jinsi Ayubu alivyovunja kujihesabia haki na mifumo yake mwenyewe, na jinsi alivyoanza kumcha Mungu kwa heshima kutoka ndani kabisa ya moyo wake. Hasa katika Ayubu sura ya 38 hadi 41 kuna maneno ambayo Mungu mwenyewe alimwambia Ayubu ili amsaidie kutambua ukweli. Mungu alizungumza naye kuhusu kazi za ajabu za uumbaji zisizoweza kueleweka kwa maarifa na hekima ya wanadamu. Kupitia viumbe alivyoviumba, kama mbuzi wa milimani, punda-mwitu, mbuni, farasi, mwewe, Behemothi na Leviathani, Mungu alitaka Ayubu atambue mipaka na ujinga wa wanadamu. Ayubu aliposikiliza maneno hayo ya Mungu, hatimaye akapiga magoti mbele zake.
Alitambua jinsi alivyokuwa mpumbavu alipojaribu kubishana na Mungu Mwenyezi kwa maarifa yake machache sana. Ayubu 42:1–3 inasema: “Ndipo Ayubu akamjibu Bwana, na kusema, Najua ya kuwa waweza kufanya mambo yote, na ya kuwa makusudi yako hayawezi kuzuilika. Ni nani huyu afichaye mashauri bila maarifa? Ndiyo maana nimesema niliyoyafahamu, mambo ya ajabu mno kwangu, nisiyoyajua.” Ninaomba asiwepo hata mtu mmoja miongoni mwenu atakayojikinga na hekima na mashauri ya maneno haya. Msihukumu kazi za uumbaji za Mungu kwa kutegemea mifumo ya maarifa yenu wenyewe. Mnapoyapanga upya maarifa yenu kwa Neno la Mungu kuwa kipimo, ndipo mnapokuwa na hekima ya kweli. Mafundisho haya ya Mwanzo yametolewa na Mungu aliyekamilisha kazi za uumbaji. Kwa hiyo, ninaomba katika jina la Bwana kwamba “mvae utu mpya, unaofanywa upya upate ufahamu sawasawa na mfano wake yeye aliyeuumba,” kama ilivyoandikwa katika Wakolosai 3:10.
Ndugu wapendwa katika Kristo, siku ya tano ya uumbaji Mungu aliumba viumbe hai majini na ndege. Mwanzo 1:20 inasema: “Mungu akasema, Maji na yajae kwa wingi viumbe vyenye uhai...” Basi, “maji” haya yanamaanisha nini? Nilisema kwamba ishara zilianza kutokea duniani jua lilipoumbwa siku ya nne ya uumbaji. “Ishara” hizi zinaweza kugawanywa katika makundi mawili: hali za anga na mabadiliko ya kijiolojia. Matokeo yake, maji yalipatikana pia katika nchi kavu. Hili liliwezekana kwa sababu maji ya bahari yalivukizwa na joto la jua, yakapanda na kutengeneza mawingu; mawingu hayo yakaleta mvua katika sehemu nyingi za dunia. Zaidi ya hayo, kutokana na mabadiliko ya kijiolojia, milima na mabonde vikatokea.
Mvua kutoka angani ilitiririka mabondeni na kutengeneza vijito. Wakati huo maji hayakutosha kutengeneza mito mikubwa, lakini vijito na mikondo mingi ya maji vilitokea. Maji yaliyofyonzwa na ardhi na kubaki chini yake yakawa maji ya chini ya ardhi. Mabwawa madogo na makubwa pia yalitokea katika sehemu za chini za ardhi. Kwa hiyo, si baharini tu bali pia nchi kavu kulikuwa na aina mbalimbali za “maji” katika maumbo mengi, ndiyo sababu Biblia inayaita “maji.” Mungu alisema, “Maji na yajae kwa wingi viumbe vyenye uhai.” Kwa kuwa maji yalipatikana baharini na nchi kavu, viumbe hai hatimaye vingeweza kuongezeka ndani ya maji. Zaburi 104:10–13 inasema: “Huyatoa chemchemi bondeni; maji hupita kati ya milima; huwapa wanyama wote wa kondeni maji; punda-mwitu huyakata kiu yao. Karibu nazo ndege wa angani hukaa, wakiimba kati ya matawi. Huyanywesha milima toka vyumba vyake vya juu; nchi inashiba kwa matunda ya kazi zako.” Kwa kuwa Mungu aliweka maji duniani, wanyama wengi waliweza kuyaendea na viumbe hai vyote vikawa na uhai tele. Kama mnavyoona, maji ni muhimu sana ili viumbe hai viweze kuishi.
Dunia hii tunamoishi mimi na ninyi ni mfano ulioumbwa kwa kufuata Ufalme wa Mbinguni; Mbinguni kuna mto wa maji ya uzima. Maji haya ya uzima hutoka katika kiti cha enzi cha Mungu na kutiririka kutoka Yerusalemu Mpya hadi Ufalme wote wa Mbinguni. Vitu vyote vya Mbinguni hujazwa nguvu kwa sababu ya maji ya uzima yanayotoka katika kiti cha enzi cha Mungu. Mungu alipoumba dunia, aliruhusu maji haya ya uzima yatiririke duniani na kuwa chanzo cha maji. Zaidi ya hayo, alipoumba viumbe hai duniani, aliwaumba wasiweze kuishi bila maji. Aliweka ndani ya maji vitu muhimu ambavyo viumbe hai vinahitaji ili kuishi. Kwa maneno mengine, aliweka ndani ya maji nguvu inayoweza kudumisha uhai.
Hili ni kweli pia kiroho. Kama vile kiumbe hai hakiwezi kuishi bila maji, mwanadamu mwenye roho, nafsi na mwili anahitaji kupewa maji ya kiroho ili kuishi. Maji ya kiroho ni Neno la Mungu, linalomwezesha mtu kupokea uzima wa milele. Ndiyo sababu Yesu alisema katika Yohana 4:14: “Kila mtu atakayekunywa maji yale nitakayompa mimi hataona kiu milele; bali yale maji nitakayompa yatakuwa ndani yake chemchemi ya maji, yakibubujikia uzima wa milele.” Hapa, “chemchemi ya maji yakibubujikia uzima wa milele” kwa kawaida huitwa “maji ya uzima wa milele.” Neno la Mungu lilifanyika mwili na kuja duniani; huyo ndiye Yesu wetu.
Kwa hiyo, maneno yote ambayo Yesu alisema yalikuwa Neno la Uzima. Wanadamu hawawezi kuishi milele bila Neno hili la Uzima na bila kunywa maji ya uzima wa milele. Bila hayo, baada ya maisha haya mafupi duniani wataanguka Jehanamu, yaani mauti ya milele. 2 Timotheo 3:15 inataja “maandiko matakatifu [Neno la Mungu], yawezayo kukuhekimisha hata upate wokovu kwa imani iliyo katika Kristo Yesu.” Kwa kuwa wanadamu wana roho, wanaweza kupata uzima wa milele tu wanapopewa maji ya kiroho, ambayo ni Neno la Mungu. Haijalishi mtu ana vitu vingapi vya dunia; ikiwa hana Neno la Mungu ndani yake, atahisi utupu moyoni. Haijalishi cheo chake duniani kimepanda kiasi gani; bila Neno la Mungu, bado atahisi ubatili moyoni mwake.
Haijalishi amekusanya maarifa kiasi gani duniani; bila Neno la Mungu bado atakuwa na maswali yasiyo na majibu moyoni. Chanzo cha matatizo yote ya mwanadamu ni kutokuwa na maji ya kiroho, yaani Neno la Mungu. Mwanadamu, akiwa kiumbe mwenye roho, aliumbwa tangu mwanzo aweze kuishi tu anapopewa maji hayo ya kiroho. Kwa hiyo, mnapaswa kutafuta suluhisho la kila tatizo katika Neno la Mungu. Ninaomba mlitamani Neno la Mungu kama vile ayala anavyotamani vijito vya maji, na kulifanya chakula chenu.
Ndugu wapendwa katika Kristo, katika Mwanzo 1:20 Mungu alisema: “Ndege na waruke juu ya nchi katika anga la mbingu.” “Anga la mbingu” linamaanisha anga la kimwili, yaani angahewa, linaloonekana kwa macho yenu. Kwa sababu ya kazi za uumbaji za siku ya nne, angahewa lilikuwa limetulia. Mungu alifanya angahewa lifae kwa viumbe hai kupumua, kisha akaumba ndege kwa jinsi zao. Sasa, katika Mwanzo 1:22 Mungu aliwaambia samaki: “Zaeni, mkaongezeke, mkaijaze maji ya baharini.” Kutokana na hili mnaweza kuona kwamba bahari nyingi zilikuwa tayari zipo viumbe hai vilipoumbwa. Mungu alipokusanya maji na kuifanya nchi kavu ionekane, kulikuwa na bahari moja na eneo moja la nchi kavu. Bahari zilikuwa zimezunguka Ncha ya Kaskazini, na nchi kavu ilikuwa imesalia katika eneo la Ncha ya Kusini. Hata hivyo, jua, mwezi na nyota vilipoumbwa siku ya nne, dunia ilianza kusogea yenyewe na ishara zikaanza kutokea. Kisha, eneo la uso wa dunia lililokuwa ganda moja likaanza kugawanyika vipande kadhaa kwa sababu ya nguvu changamano za mienendo ya mabamba ya dunia.
Siku ya tano ya uumbaji, bahari tayari zilikuwa zimegawanyika na kuwa bahari nyingi. Ili ziwepo bahari nyingi, kwanza nchi kavu ilipaswa kugawanyika vipande vingi. Hata hivyo, kazi hii ya uumbaji ilifanyika katika muda mfupi kati ya siku ya nne na siku ya tano. Nchi kavu iliyokuwa moja hapo awali iligawanyika vipande vingi; baadhi ya vipande vilijitenga na nchi kavu na kuwa visiwa vikubwa. Kwa sababu hiyo bahari nyingi zikatokea. Wanasayansi husema kazi hii ilichukua makumi ya mamilioni ya miaka. Hata hivyo, Mungu alisema kwamba sehemu kubwa ya kazi hii ilifanyika kati ya siku ya nne na ya tano ya uumbaji.
Kazi hii inaweza kutokea kwa muda mfupi hivyo mtu anapoingia katika mtiririko wa wakati wa rohoni, katika nafasi ya rohoni iliyozungukwa na nuru ya asili. Kwa upande mwingine, mwonekano wa nchi kavu na bahari siku ya tano haukuwa sawa na wa leo. Msingi tu wa kuunda bahari tano na mabara sita ya sasa ulikuwa tayari. Katika siku sita za uumbaji, Mungu aliweka msingi ambao mazingira bora zaidi kwa wanadamu yangejengwa juu yake. Muundo huo wa msingi ulibadilika kidogo sana hatua kwa hatua kwa muda mrefu, hadi ukawa na umbo la leo.
Ndiyo sababu viumbe hai havikuathiriwa sana na mabadiliko hayo. Nchi kavu ingegawanyika au kusogea sana baada ya kazi ya uumbaji kumalizika, viumbe hai vilivyokuwa juu yake vingekuwaje? Ingekuwa vigumu kwao kunusurika mabadiliko makubwa ya mazingira. Kwa mfano, pengwini huishi katika maeneo baridi ya ncha za dunia. Nyani wengi huishi katika maeneo ya kitropiki karibu na ikweta. Kila mnyama ana eneo lake la makazi na anahitaji hali ya hewa na mazingira yanayomfaa. Ndivyo ilivyo kwa viumbe wanaoishi baharini. Mnaweza kuthibitisha hilo kwa kuona kwamba aina tofauti za samaki huvuliwa kulingana na tofauti ya halijoto ya maji ya bahari. Vivyo hivyo, kila mnyama na mmea una mazingira yanayomfaa kuishi. Muundo wa msingi wa nchi kavu na bahari, unaotoa mazingira yanayofaa kwa viumbe hai, ulikuwa tayari kabla kazi za uumbaji za siku ya tano.
Ndugu wapendwa katika Kristo, Mwanzo 1:21 inasema: “Mungu akaumba nyangumi wakubwa, na kila kiumbe chenye uhai kiendacho ambavyo maji yalijawa navyo, kwa jinsi zao, na kila ndege mwenye mabawa kwa jinsi yake; Mungu akaona ya kuwa ni vyema.” Kwanza Mungu aliumba mazingira yanayofaa kwa viumbe hai, kisha akaumba wanyama kwa jinsi zao katika kila mazingira. Kwa maneno mengine, Mungu aliwapa kila mnyama uwezo wa kuishi katika mazingira yake. Wanyama aliowaumba Mungu hapo mwanzo hawakuwa na uovu, kwa sababu waliumbwa kwa neno na nguvu zake. Kwa hiyo, hakuna mnyama mwenye nguvu aliyewinda dhaifu. Hawakupigana, kuumana wala kuuana. Kulingana na sheria iliyowekwa na Mungu, hawakudhuru wengine bali waliishi kwa amani. Ndivyo ilivyokuwa pia kwa wanyama wa duniani walio katika kundi la wale walioiumbwa siku ya sita. Miongoni mwa viumbe vitambaavyo ardhini, ndege warukao angani na samaki wa majini, hakuna hata mmoja aliyewinda wengine.
Kwa maneno mengine, hakukuwa na wanyama walao nyama. Wakati huo wanyama wote waliweza kupata virutubisho walivyohitaji kutoka kwa mimea na maji tu. Hata hivyo, dunia hii ilipochafuliwa na uovu, baadhi ya wanyama pia wakabadilika kwa sababu ya uovu huo. Wengi wao wakapendelea kula nyama na kuwa wanyama walao nyama, yaani wawindaji. Kwa upande mwingine, baada ya Dhiki Kuu ya Miaka Saba, Milenia itakapoanza, mazingira yote ya dunia yatarejeshwa katika hali yake ya siku za uumbaji. Wanyama pia watakuwa wapole na wasio na uovu. Isaya 11:6–9 inazungumzia jambo hili.
Inasema: “Mbwa-mwitu atakaa pamoja na mwana-kondoo, chui atalala pamoja na mwana-mbuzi; ndama na mwana-simba na kinono watakuwa pamoja, na mtoto mdogo atawaongoza. Ng’ombe na dubu watalisha pamoja; watoto wao watalala pamoja; simba atakula majani kama ng’ombe. Mtoto anyonyaye atacheza penye tundu la nyoka, na mtoto aliyeachishwa kunyonya atatia mkono wake katika pango la fira. Hawatadhuru wala kuharibu katika mlima wangu wote mtakatifu; maana dunia itajawa na kumjua Bwana, kama vile maji yanavyoifunika bahari.” Neno hili linahusu Ufalme wa Milenia, lakini wanyama walikuwa hivyo Mungu alipowaumba hapo mwanzo. Mungu alipoumba dunia mwanzoni, hakukuwa na uovu, hivyo ilikuwa mahali pa amani na uzuri wa kweli.
Ndugu wapendwa, wanyama wengi sana aliowaumba Mungu wana silika moja ya pekee. Hiyo ni “silika ya kurejea nyumbani.” Ni uwezo wa asili wa mnyama kuelekea mahali pake pa awali, yaani eneo lake la makazi au sehemu yake ya kuzaliana. Kwa mfano, katika nyumba ya mashambani, mbayuwayu hurudi wakati wa majira ya kuchipua, hujenga kiota chini ya paa, huzaliana, hutaga mayai, kisha watoto hukua na kuondoka. Mwaka unaofuata, mbayuwayu wachanga hurudi kwenye nyumba walimozaliwa. Mbayuwayu ni ndege wanaohama; wakati wa kiangazi huja kaskazini mwa Korea, na wakati wa vuli huondoka kuelekea kusini kwa majira ya baridi. Kwa upande mwingine, bata-mwitu huja Korea kwa majira ya baridi na kurudi kaskazini wakati wa kiangazi. Wakati mmoja jaribio lilifanywa kwa ndege wanaohama.
Mayai ya ndege wanaohama yaliwekwa umbali wa mamia ya kilomita kutoka kwenye kiota cha mama yao. Hata hivyo, ndege walioanguliwa kutoka kwenye mayai hayo nao waliruka kuelekea upande uleule wakati wa kuhama ulipofika. Watu walithibitisha kwamba ndege wanaohama hawajifunzi njia ya safari kutoka kwa wazazi wao; wanaijua kwa silika. Baadhi ya samaki pia wana silika hii ya kurejea nyumbani. Mfano wa samaki wa namna hiyo ni samoni. Kwa kawaida, samoni huanguliwa mtoni, kisha huenda baharini na kukua. Baadaye hurudi kuogelea hadi mto walimozaliwa. Miaka mitatu hadi sita baada ya kuingia baharini, wanapokuwa wamekomaa, hurudi mto walimozaliwa ili kutaga mayai. Baadhi ya samoni wa Bahari ya Atlantiki husafiri kutoka baharini na kurudi mtoni mara kadhaa. Njia ya kuelekea baharini inapozibwa, baadhi yao huzoea pia maji baridi. Isipokuwa hali hizi chache za pekee, samoni wengi hurudi mahali walipozaliwa na kufia huko.
Samoni wanawezaje kurudi mahali hususa mtoni walipozaliwa baada ya kuishi miaka mingi katika bahari kubwa? Kwa nini huogelea kuelekea juu ya mto dhidi ya mkondo mkali ili kuufikia mahali walipozaliwa? Utafiti mmoja unaonyesha kwamba uwezo wao wa kurejea ulipungua sana harufu ya mto ilipobadilishwa kwa njia ya bandia au uwezo wao wa kunusa ulipozuiwa. Ikiwa hilo ni kweli, inashangaza kwamba samoni hawaisahau bali huikumbuka harufu ya mto walimozaliwa hata baada ya kuishi baharini kwa miaka mingi. Silika hii ya samoni na ndege wanaohama haikutokana na mageuzi; Mungu aliwapa. Sasa, Mungu pia aliwapa wanadamu silika hii ya kurejea nyumbani. Kwa sababu ya “mbegu ya uzima” ambayo Mungu hupanda ndani ya kila mwanadamu, kila mtu ana moyo unaotamani “makao ya milele.”
Mbegu ya uzima ni sehemu ndogo ya nuru ya asili ambayo Mungu hutoa, kwa hiyo mbegu hii humtafuta Mungu na kutamani Ufalme wa Mbinguni. Mbegu ya uzima inapoamka na kuongozwa na Roho Mtakatifu, tunaweza kurudi nyumbani kwa usahihi kama samoni. Hata hivyo, roho za watu ambao mbegu ya uzima haijaamka zitashawishiwa na adui Ibilisi na Shetani, na hatimaye kuanguka Jehanamu. Waebrania 11:16 inasema: “Lakini sasa wanaitamani nchi iliyo bora, yaani, ya mbinguni. Kwa hiyo Mungu haoni haya kuitwa Mungu wao; maana amewatengenezea mji.” Samoni, kiumbe tu, anaweza kushinda safari ngumu ya kuogelea mkondo wa mto ili kurudi nyumbani; basi vipi watoto wa Mungu kama ninyi? Mnaweza kusonga kwa bidii kuelekea Yerusalemu Mpya, mahali alipo Mungu Baba, chanzo cha roho zenu, sivyo?
Mkisipoteza tumaini lenu bali mkapokea mwongozo wa Roho Mtakatifu njiani, hakika mtafika Yerusalemu Mpya. Kama samoni anavyohama kwa nguvu kuelekea juu ya mto, ninaomba katika jina la Bwana kwamba mfuate mtiririko wa roho na kusonga kwa furaha na shangwe hadi mahali anapoishi Mungu Baba. Ndugu wapendwa katika Kristo, nimeeleza sehemu ya kazi zilizofanyika siku ya tano ya uumbaji. Kazi za uumbaji za siku ya nne zilipotuliza angahewa na maji na kutengeneza mazingira mazuri kwa viumbe hai, Mungu aliumba ndege angani na samaki majini. Aliweka nguvu na asili yake ya uungu ndani yao na kuwaumba kwa jinsi zao ili waweze kuishi katika mazingira waliyopewa.
Biblia, ambayo mwandishi wake ni Mungu Muumba, inasema wazi kwamba viumbe hao waliumbwa “kwa jinsi zao,” lakini wanaounga mkono mageuzi hawauamini uumbaji huu. Katika somo lijalo nitawaonyesha kimantiki jinsi madai yao yanavyopingana na jinsi nadharia zao zisivyo na msingi. Pia nitaeleza “nyangumi wakubwa” wa Mwanzo 1:21 ni nini na kwa nini Mungu aliwataja tofauti na samaki wengine. Ndugu wapendwa, Mungu aliyedhihirisha kazi hizi za ajabu za uumbaji hapo mwanzo ndiye Baba yetu wa rohoni.
Kwa kuwa alituumba, yeye pia ndiye Baba yetu wa kimwili. Ninaomba mpate fahari ya kiroho kwamba “Mungu Muumba ndiye Baba yenu” kupitia Mafundisho haya ya Mwanzo. Ninaomba katika jina la Bwana Yesu Kristo kwamba mkaishi kwa namna inayomstahili mtoto wa Baba huyu, na haraka mwe watoto wake wa kweli, walio wema, wenye uwezo na wasio na uovu wa aina yoyote! [Amina!!!]
