As Israel made their way through the Wilderness, it seems that their creative people were working, even though desert conditions were difficult. Here are three examples:
That is why the Book of the Wars of the Lord says: '. . . Zahab in Suphah and the ravines, the Arnon and the slopes of the ravines that lead to the settlement of Ar and lie along the border of Moab" (Numbers 21:14-15).
"Then Israel sang this song: 'Spring up, O well! Sing about it, about the well that the princes dug, that the nobles of the people sank—the nobles with scepters and staffs'" (Numbers 21:17-18).
"That is why the poets say: 'Come to Heshbon and let it be rebuilt; let Sihon’s city be restored. Fire went out from Heshbon, a blaze from the city of Sihon. It consumed Ar of Moab, the citizens of Arnon’s heights. Woe to you, Moab! You are destroyed, people of Chemosh! He has given up his sons as fugitives and his daughters as captives to Sihon king of the Amorites. But we have overthrown them; Heshbon’s dominion has been destroyed all the way to Dibon. We have demolished them as far as Nophah, which extends to Medeba'" (Numbers 21:27-30).
Some of the eyewitnesses were taking the time to record what they were witnessing, expressing their creativity in the process (a historian, a song writer, and a poet). The result was that the author took what they had composed and under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, made what they wrote part of God's inspired Word.
Have you said you are too busy to create? Yet look at these three instances when people took the time in less-than-ideal circumstances to create something. Have you dismissed your creative ideas by thinking "Who will read or sing what I write?" Until you create something, no one will be able to enjoy or benefit from your creative gift or insight. And finally, have you ever thought, "My insight isn't special or unique enough for God to use"? Yet each of these three examples was simply reporting on historical occasions, putting what they saw into words. Are you ready to take your place among God's creative army to report what you see, hear, and know, giving God something to use if He chooses to do so?
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