A creative life is a resourceful life and a resourceful life is an amplified life. For you to live a fulfilled and meaningful life here on earth you must be creative. Creativity brings out the best in the life of every human being. Through creativity we actualise our potentialities. There is a seed of greatness in every human being. This seed can only flourish through creativity.
Considering the importance of Creativity and innovation April 13th has been declared “World Creativity and Innovation Day.” It is a day set aside to celebrate creativity and innovation in general and to create awareness on the importance of creativity and innovation in all aspects of human development. We are equally using this medium to encourage people, especially the youths to be creative and industrious.
To start with, our God is the Most Creative Being the world has ever known. God created the world out of nothing. With His Spoken Word, He brought everything into being. He even brought order where there is no order. For instance, in Genesis 1:1-3 before creation, “The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.” This is indeed the beginning and foundation of all creativity and innovations you find in the world today.
From this passage, we can deduce the true meaning of creativity. Creativity means bringing order where there is no order. Bringing light where there is darkness. It is also the ability to bring into existence that which does not exist. We beautify our world and our environment through creativity and innovations.
The first mandate God gave to Man after Creation is the mandate to be creative. After the creation of Man, in the Book of Genesis 1:28, God blessed them, and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” We are to be creative as our heavenly Father is Creative.
Are you aware that creativity and fruitfulness is one of the requirements you need to become a disciple of Jesus Christ? Do you even know that your creativity and fruitfulness brings glory to God? In John 15:8 our Lord Jesus Christ told his followers, “By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.” You cannot be a true disciple of Jesus Christ unless you are creative and fruitful. Through creativity and fruitfulness your life will continue to bring glory to God.
How then can one become creative? If you want to be creative then you must connect yourself to Jesus Christ, the True Vine. In John 15:4-5 our Lord Jesus Christ told his followers, “Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.”Jesus is the channel of creativity!
Our Lord Jesus Christ is a pace setter. He is the Most Creative Young Man the world has ever known. If you follow the teachings and the life style of Jesus, you will surely make it. And it shall be well with you in Jesus name – Amen!
