God, the Absolute Owner of Creation

"I have a Creator who knew all things, even before they were made - even me, his poor little child."  - Saint Patrick

There appears to be some on-going confusion pertaining to ownership of various things in our lives. While it is true that we use the term "ownership" pretty freely, what is it exactly that we own..? (Isaiah 42:5)

We've created nothing, yet reap the benefits of everything that has ever been created. There is nothing in heaven or on earth that wasn't created by God. We owe all things to Him! (Job 33:4)

Psalm 24 lays this out very clearly for us. In the opening verse (Psalm 24:1), David comments on God's dominion over all the earth, and his divine presence therein. In short, the LORD is the true owner of everything.

Besides all of the earth, He owns each of us, too. This is affirmed by the use of "fulness" (multitude) in the KJV Bible. If one considers this to mean that God is claiming to be the Master, or Sovereign over us, that would be correct. Psalm 24:1 (KJV)

Moving on to another example, the first chapter of John recounts the apostle introducing Jesus Christ as God, by Whom all creation was made possible (John 1:3). 

The apostles had followed Him for three and a half years. Now they've been told that Jesus was God, the Creator of heaven and earth. One can only imagine what must have gone through their minds at this revelation! (John 1:1-5)

Turning back to "ownership," Dictionary.com defines ownership as: 1. the state or fact of being an owner. 2. legal right of possession; proprietorship. In essence, this is what we have been discussing here.

God, as the Creator of everything is the rightful and sole owner of it all (Genesis 1:1). He has the ultimate legal right to heaven and earth, and everything in it and on it. 

As such, he certainly could keep it all to Himself, but he chooses not to. Instead, the great Designer of the universe desires that all believers partake in his creation with Him ( Psalm 100:3); and that we care for it as our own (Genesis 2:15).

Scripture: Nehemiah 9:6; Psalm 8:3; Psalm 124:8; Psalm 95:4-5; Amos 9:6;  

Prayer: "Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it. Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy."  - Psalm 96:11-12

In Christ's Love,

Danni