This is My Father’s World
Believing that God created all things out of nothing is a matter of faith. It is also fundamental to being a Christian. At the heart of every heresy and evil sin is a rebellion against God’s sovereignty that is demonstrated most fully through the creation.
The early church developed what is known as the Apostles’ Creed. It remains a fundamental statement of Christian orthodoxy today. The first line of the creed reads:
“I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.”
In AD 325, the result of the Council of Nicaea produced the Nicene Creed. While the Apostles Creed predated it, this was the first creed to be officially recognized, and it provided theological clarity in opposition to the heresies of its day. It too began with an affirmation of God the creator:
“I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.”
This fundamental truth that “God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible” forms how Christians understand God and His creation. God is the creator of all things. God is sovereign over all things. And it is good.
This is my Father’s World
1. This is my Father's world,
And to my list'ning ears,
All nature sings, and round me rings
The music of the spheres.
This is my Father's world,
I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas;
His hand the wonders wrought.
2. This is my Father's world,
The birds their carols raise;
The morning light, the lily white
Declare their Maker's praise.
This is my Father's world,
He shines in all that's fair;
In the rustling grass I hear Him pass,
He speaks to me ev'ry-where.
3. This is my Father's world,
O let me ne'er forget
That though the wrong seems oft so strong,
God is the Ruler yet.
This is my Father's world,
The battle is not done;
Jesus who died shall be satisfied,
And earth and heaven be one.
A sermon short from "God Created, Genesis 1". To listen to the full sermon, visit https://www.bensmithsr.org/bensmith-allforthekingdom/genesis1. This sermon was originally preached on 8/17/2025. Special thanks to David Carnes for his beautiful rendition of This Is My Father’s World from the album “Journey… a Praise Offering”.
