Musicians are always looking for sources of inspiration for creativity in their music. In the world, creativity with music is seen as the way to obtain more money, honor, and fame. And unfortunately in the church today, creativity means much of the same. However, I believe the Lord wants to release a new level of creativity to those who call upon His name – not so that they can draw attention to themselves, but so that the music that they play will draw others into being consumed with the glory and beauty of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.
I believe that there is a measure of creativity that can only be touched by those that are intimate friends with their Creator.
Adam, the first man, reflected God’s creative nature in such a deep way in that He allowed him to name all of the animals. From that time forward, a bear was called “bear” and a lion was a “lion” because Adam named it in an exercise of creativity.
“Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name.”
(Genesis 2:19 NKJV)
God could have named the animals and birds and every living creature Himself, but He chose to give that privilege to Adam. Adam was constantly being pushed to be creative as he dwelt in a garden with the Creator. The Lord gave Adam an opportunity to express that creativity with so much dignity in allowing him to name all of the animals.
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