Created For Something Better

Two men were arguing at work one day about religion. Neither really knew what they were talking about. Finally one said, “Man, you don’t know anything about religion. I’ll bet you ten dollars you can’t even repeat the Lord’s Prayer.”

The other grinned. “Oh yeah? It’s a bet!”

He straightened up and began to recite:

“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America … and to the republic … Amen!”

The first man looked stunned. “I didn’t think you could do it! Here’s your ten dollars.”

We laugh—but the story carries a sting. It shows how little many people today know about God’s Word. Yet the Bible is not a relic. It is living truth.

Today we are going to uncover some priceless treasures from God’s Word—truths that reach into the deepest desires of every heart and explain why we were created for something better.

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Creation’s Forgotten Designer

In today’s scientific world many are wrestling as never before with the limits of Darwinian evolution.

Fresh voices—like legal scholar and author Phillip Johnson in The Wedge of Truth—are sparking renewed interest in Intelligent Design.

The deeper researchers probe the intricate machinery of a single living cell or trace the breathtaking sweep of distant galaxies, the more difficult it becomes to believe that such order and complexity could ever be the product of blind chance.

Think about it. The human eye, the human ear, the kidneys and heart—each is a marvel of engineering. Doctors admit these systems could not have just “happened.”

If there is design, there must be a Designer.

And yet in the rush of modern life, many have forgotten the Designer. Why? Where did the memory of our Maker go?

To answer, we turn to the Bible.

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A Call to Worship the Creator

God’s final message to a restless world is found in Revelation:

> Revelation 14:7

“Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come;

and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.”

The heart of the last great controversy is worship.

Not first Armageddon. Not the number 666. Not who is “left behind.”

It is about who we worship—our ultimate loyalty.

At the very moment when evolution says we are cosmic accidents and the beast of Revelation 13 urges the world to accept a counterfeit sign, heaven calls us back to the real Creator and His genuine sign.

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Genesis: The Original Week of Creation

Let’s open the very first page of the Bible.

> Genesis 1:1

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”

God the Father, God the Spirit, and God the Son all took part.

Genesis 1:2 pictures the Spirit hovering over the waters.

John 1:3 and Ephesians 3:9 tell us that Jesus Himself shaped the creation:

“All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.”

Now watch the week unfold:

Day 1 – “Let there be light.” (Genesis 1:3)

Day 2 – Atmosphere and oceans. (Genesis 1:6)

Day 3 – Dry land and vegetation. (Genesis 1:9–13)

Day 4 – Sun, moon, and stars to mark seasons and days. (Genesis 1:14–19)

Day 5 – Fish and birds of every kind. (Genesis 1:20–23)

Day 6 – Land animals and, as the crown of creation, humankind in God’s own image. (Genesis 1:24–31)

How was it done?

Psalm 33:8–9 answers:

“He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.”

From nothing to everything—by the sheer power of His word.

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The Creator’s Delight

But God was not finished.

> Genesis 2:1–3

“Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished.

And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.

Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.”

Here is something unique.

God blessed a day, not a mountain or monument.

He sanctified it—literally set it apart, infusing it with His own holiness.

He created a palace in time: twenty-four hours unlike any other.

And so we proclaim the first key refrain:

> Sabbath is God’s eternal sign of creation and redemption.

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Why One Day Matters

Someone asks, “Does it really matter which day?”

If it were a popularity contest, Friday might win—one quarter of the world is Muslim.

But marriage illustrates the point:

A groom who has chosen one bride cannot say afterward, “Any sister will do.”

God likewise chose one day, blessed and sanctified it forever (1 Chronicles 17:27).

The Sabbath is not about limitation but relationship.

It is a weekly date with God, a living memorial of His creative power and His desire to re-create our hearts.