Name: Nichole Acosta
Writing Style Used: MLA
Course and Section Number: THEO 201-B11
Final Essay
People refer to God as “Jehovah-Jireh”, “Jehavoh-Rappha”, “Jehovah-Shalom”,
among other names. The Lord has shown himself to provide (Gen. 22:8), heal (Exodus
15:26), and become everlasting peace (Judges 6:24) to all who call upon His name. While
the nature of God are all these things and so much more, He first reveals himself to
humanity as master creator. His intelligent design and intimate involvement with his
creation finds itself at the foundation of the Biblical worldview. Understanding this
aspect of who He is greatly impacts the way I view and approach my chosen career path
as a PR professional.
Even though, the dispute between evolutionists and creationists seems unceasing,
Christians are confident in the answer of who the author of creation is. Genesis 1:1 states,
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” The first chapter of the Bible
assures all that God not only created the universe, but also relishes in His design (Genesis
1:31, Psalm 104:31) and holds it all together (Colossians 1:16-17). God’s power and
glory is exemplified as He calls into being things that had no prior existence. From
scripture passages, like John 1:1-14, we also know that Jesus and the Holy Spirit were
active agents in the creation process (McKim, 304).
While God looked at all His creation and called it “very good”, humanity ranks
higher than the rest (Genesis 1:27). There are no other beings that were God-breathed,
made a “little lower than the angels” (Psalms 8:5), and created in God’s image for
relationship with God. Acts 17:27 explains how God is at work in everyone’s life and
desires for us to know Him: “So that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they
might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.”
Through examples in the Old and New Testaments, the interaction and
involvement of the Almighty becomes apparent. God walks with (Genesis 5:22-24),
speaks with (Amos 4:13), protects (Psalm 121:7), disciplines (Hebrews 12:5-7),
shepherds (Psalms 95:7) and helps the saints (Psalm 34:19), along their journey of life. In
Joshua 1:9, 2 Samuel 7:28, and Isaiah 43:1, God encourages to rid of fear and trust in
Him- reassuring us of His omnipotent presence. As Alpha and Omega (Revelation 1:8),
God is omniscient of our past, present and future, and offers forgiveness, new grace and
mercies each day (Lamentations 3:22-23). The ability to have such a relationship and be
created with specific purpose is distinctive to man (Jeremiah 29:11). The steps of
mankind are established by God (Psalm 37:23, Jeremiah 10:23), “for good works, which
[He] prepared ahead of time, so that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:10). God also
showcased a new level of involvement with his creation when He sent Jesus to Earth as a
living sacrifice for our sins, suffering the death penalty that we all deserve (Hebrews 2:9).
Even though Jesus sits on the right side of the Father (Mark 16:19), God continues to be
involved with His creation through the Holy Spirit (John 14:26). The Holy Spirit indwells
the believer and reminds him of the truth brought by Jesus along their spiritual walk
(Caulley, 569).
While the world may not view my chosen vocation in Strategic Communications
link directly to God, I find it to be quite contraire. The more I mature in my studies, the
more I find my beliefs in God’s active involvement to be of importance to the way I view
my career.
As an apprentice communicator, I look up to the man who has completely
mastered the art of communication and story telling: Jesus. The greatest lesson I have
found in his approach to communication is the love that He bares with each breath, word
and parable. John 13:34 states, “So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love
each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.”
Because of the dire desire to restore the relationship originally intended with man,
God came in the form of flesh to do just that (John 1:14). He took the risk, and involved
himself with men that would eventually crucify him in order to show them a glimpse of
God’s love (Acts 2:23). This love not only made thousands of people feel cared for, but
also radically changed his followers for the better (John 8:1-11).
The greatest part of what I feel I was sent on the planet to accomplish, as a
communications professional, is to inspire others by exhibiting the light, hospitality and
love that Christ showed us. As an aspiring story-teller, I also look to the way that Jesus
was able to capture the hearts of his listeners through parables and stories in the books of
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Through his example, I have come to realize that
screaming and shouting our facts and opinions to others will not get our voices heard.
Instead of going the aggressive route to get His message across, he connected to their
hearts by getting on a reachable and approachable level.
Grasping the involvement of God amongst His creation, has given me a new
perspective on how to approach my colleagues, clients and difficult situations. Thinking
selflessly, by putting my whole effort to help my clients in a loving way, especially when
deemed unlovable, points to what Christ did on the cross and the love that he poured out
for us. 1 John 4:9-11 serves as the basis for my renewed mindset, “In this the love of God
was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might
live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent
his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to
love one another.” Now I will communicate His love.
Word Count: 984
Bibliography:
BibleGateway.com. Bible Gateway, 2007. Web. 3 July 2015.
<https://www.biblegateway.com>.
Caulley, T. S. "Holy Spirit." Evangelical Dictionary of Theology. Ed. Walter
A. Elwell. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 2001. 569. Print.
McKim, D. K. "Creation, Doctrine of." Evangelical Dictionary of Theology.
Ed. Walter A. Elwell. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House,
2001. 304. Print.
