I find it strange how the first few chapters of the Bible are brought up in discussions pertaining to scientific discoveries. I get the sense that those chapters were not written to debunk evolution, but to give us an important insight of who God is, and therefore, who we are as image bearers.
God is an artist.
The first thing God did in our history was to create. Shortly after, he began orchestrating His symphony of salvation - telling the world over and over again, stories of His goodness and majesty. In short, God is an artist. The Artist. I wish more believing musicians, painters, and sculptors would embrace this truth.
We are His image bearers.
God is an artist and we bear His image. And yet I find myself diminishing that wonder-filled fact by setting arbitrary metrics and scales to measure my worth as an artist. How many views did I get? What royalties am I getting? These questions are essential in the practicality of being a professional artist, but inconsequential in our intrinsic worth as children of God.
So thats all well and good.
But then why should I be creating art?
It is our highest calling.
Eight years ago, I found my calling in Italy. I felt God pulling me into a life of music and art. I said yes. I followed that calling in spite of my fear of failure and my lack of self belief. I do not know what God has in front of me, but in all circumstances, I hope my response will bring Him glory. If I fail in the eyes of the world as an artist, may my music bring the few souls that stumbled upon my work a step closer to God. If I do make it in the eyes of the world, may I say that I made it the moment I obeyed the voice of God all those years ago in Italy.
My encouragement to any artist reading this, is simply to be. You are displaying a facet of God’s nature as you create while being sanctified, and that is the highest calling you could ever receive. Remind yourself everyday to create because God is a creator, not because you’re good or talented, but because God placed that desire and spark in Your heart.
When I read the first few chapters of the Bible, I hear God telling me to speak into the void,
“Let there be Light.”
