LIGHT OF CREATIVITY

“All who are GIFTED artisans among you shall come and make all that the LORD has commanded” – Exodus 35:10

The LIGHT of CREATIVITY kindles Inventions and Innovations: “All who are GIFTED artisans among you shall come and make all that the LORD has commanded” (Exo.35:10). Creativity is one of the unique, exciting, and colourful gifts of the Light of Wisdom. This was displayed manifested when God, through Moses, inspired His people to bring offerings of diverse materials, skills, and ideas for the Tabernacle project: “Take from among you an offering to the LORD. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as an offering of the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze; blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats' hair; ram skins dyed red, badger skins, and acacia wood; oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense; onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate” (vv.5-9). What creative variety!

Verse 21 says: “Then everyone came whose HEART WAS STIRRED, and everyone whose SPIRIT WAS WILLING, and they brought the LORD’S offering for the work of the tabernacle of meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments” Particular mention was made of Bezaleel and how God “filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom and understanding, in knowledge and ALL MANNER of WORKMANSHIP; to DESIGN ARTISTIC WORKS, to work in gold and silver and bronze, in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work all manner of artistic workmanship” (vv.31-33). This divinely imparted creative genius then trained and mentored others in the required arts, sciences and technologies (vv.34-35).

God is the Author of Creativity – a virtue hardwired into our DNA. Coupled with this are Divine Ideas which are like light rays that penetrate the mind or seeds planted in the heart to germinate for His Glory and humanity’s benefits. God’s Spirit stirs up the creative instinct and willingness to invent and innovate! He created us in His image and likeness: to look and function like Him (Gen.1:1, 26). By implication, God created us to be creative – to be creators just as He created us. To ‘create’ is to bring something out of previously non-existent materials. God endowed us to create diverse forms of art, architecture, language, relationships, technology, homes, cities, nations and many more things including yet-to-be-known inventions!

God doesn’t need to look outside of Himself for what He’ll use to create anything because all He requires is inside Him. Likewise, if you have been born of His Spirit by faith in Jesus, one of the amazing benefits of having the Holy Spirit in your life is that He makes you creative and innovative. He opens your eyes to see what others don’t see, and your ears to hear what others don’t hear. He anoints your eyes to see right and excellent things, and your mind to comprehend and conceive lofty ideas (Pro.8:6; 22:20). Michelangelo, the great artist once said: “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” He perceived what could come out of an ordinary piece of marble, which everyone else thought was just a valueless stone. From that same stone, he went ahead to create the famous statue of David.

As a Believer, you’re a Masterpiece of the Master Craftsman, which makes you a master craftsman yourself: “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus…” (Eph.2:10a). God created you to see value where others don’t; to flow in creative and innovative ideas; and bring new things into this world. Ideas are powerful! Ideas outlive men! Everything on earth is a product of ideas. An Inspired Idea is a seed of destiny. Great ideas turn opportunities into possibilities.

Beloved, you have God’s divine nature in you (2Pet.1:4). You have the Mind of Christ (1Cor.2:16; Jh.16:13). You are anointed to see further and deeper than the ordinary. Learn to look inwards for fresh and innovative ideas, and the world will marvel at the emblem of excellence that distinguishes you for God’s Glory! When you are connected to Divinity, you have an unceasing flow of fresh, exciting and powerful Ideas for eternal Impact!