Matthew 14:17-20 (NKJV)
And they said to Him, "We have here only five loaves and two fish."
He said, "Bring them here to Me." Then He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes. So they all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained.
When we talk about creating something ourselves, we are actually starting with existing raw material and then shaping and reforming it into what we want to create. When God creates, it is "ex nihilo"—out of nothing.
I have never had a problem believing in Jesus' miracles. So whenever I am considering how it could be possible for God to create the heavens and the earth out of nothing and by his word only, I just look back at Jesus. Think about this miracle of feeding the 5,000. He starts with little bit of baked bread and fish and multiplies them. I must admit that sometimes in my curiosity, I wonder at what point the "magic" takes place. I imagine that it was while the disciples were carrying the baskets over their heads and then another loaf and fish would appear. Could they see it happen or did they look away and then notice that the basket was suddenly heavier and now there were four where there was once two?
I also think about that loaf of bread. It contained wheat flour mixed with oil and water and yeast, and was baked. Was there another unseen realm close by where the angels were busy baking the bread to place in the baskets? I think not. The creative power of Jesus Christ is too wonderful to understand! It is a joy to believe and trust in Him, the creator of the universe!
Jeremiah 32:27 (NKJV)
Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?