In this episode, Dr A.R. Bernard joins me as we talk about the creativity of God. For 600 years, the world’s economy rested on the whaling industry. Whale oil or blubber was the main source of energy for lighting and heating homes. By the mid-1800s, more than 10,000 whales were killed in the North Atlantic, causing a worldwide shortage in whale products. During the same time, experts also predicted that coal supply would be used up by the year 1900, which would signal the end of the industrial revolution. The whole world was gripped with fear: Would this be the end of human civilisation? Then on 27 Aug 1859, Colonel Edwin Drake drilled the world’s first oil well in Pennsylvania, USA, and the petroleum age was started. Because man is made in the image of God, whenever society goes through a crisis, we creatively come up with new ideas and solve problems. Since 1750, world population has increased 8 times, while gross world product has grown exponentially by more than 1,750 times! Each year, there are more products being invented than ever before. In 1960, almost half of all workers in the U.S. were involved in the manufacturing industry. By 1980, 80% of American workers were retrenched because of better technology. What happened to all the manufacturing workers who lost their jobs? Most of them moved over into the food service industry, and the restaurant business increased tenfold! God is our Creator and Redeemer. As Spirit-filled believers in Christ, we are created to overcome, and be inspired by His unlimited creativity and redemptive purpose. Although we are going through this COVID-19 pandemic, we mustn’t let fear grip our hearts. We must remember that man’s extremity is God’s opportunity. We must allow the Holy Spirit to fill us with new dreams and visions, and open our hearts to innovative ideas and doors of opportunity that He will show us.