The Artist In His Studio - Part 2
Here’s the BETTER METAPHOR: We are artist. The canvas is what we create. Perhaps the viewer is God.
I think the Bible is clear that early on God created man (in His image; the image of an Artist) and deployed him with two major purposes: CULTIVATE and CREATE.
Genesis shows us that “The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and care for it.”
God’s role for Adam was a CULTIVATOR. God created Eden, but Adam was to care for the garden and protect its beauty.
God also created the space for Adam to be a CREATOR.
“He brought them (animals and birds) to Adam to see what he would call them, and Adam chose a name for each one.”
Adam engaged in the work of creation.
So at the center of what it means to be a human created in the likeness of God is to be a CULTIVATOR and a CREATOR of the culture around us.
So the question is…
“What are you CULTIVATING?”
“What are you CREATING?”