Can you imagine God smiling and handing us a golden shovel and saying, “get to work”?
1. To what extent, if any, did God involve the angels in our present creation? If He did, did He allow them to create without His close supervision? Did He specify forms and parameters and then allow them free reign within those guidelines? Were the fallen angels included? Are they responsible for weeds and viruses?
2. In a future creation, what would be His goal? New life forms? Mike emphasizes our personal connection to this creation--how much tighter that bond to a creation we helped make?!
An old preacher of ours said of course there will be work for us to do in Heaven. But it will be enjoyable work. “One of the first things God had Adam do was name all of the animals. C’mon - how cool would that be for a job!?” (Hmm - I wonder what Adam called this snail?)
A geologist friend of mine on his death bed woke up for a bit. “There’s nice rock outcrops in heaven!” Dozed back off. Woke up again. “Beer. There’s beer here too.”
(Yes - the preacher said there is food in Heaven too!)