The Book of Genesis: Create versus Manipulate

According to the Book of Genesis 1:3-2:4, God created the universe in six days and rested on the seventh day. But if you read the Book of Genesis carefully, you'll see that during those six days, God mostly manipulated matter rather than create things from scratch.

Check out these examples.

God separated the light from the darkness, and called the light "day" and the darkness "night."

God made the sky by separating water below from water above; God made the sea and land by gathering the water below into large pools.

God brought forth vegetation (plants and trees) from the land.

God brought forth living creatures from the water and land.

You may be wondering why God would mostly manipulate matter than create everything from scratch. The reason is obvious. It's more efficient to do so, in that it requires less energy and time.

How would you like to be more efficient in your work and personal life? Yes? Then take a page out of the Book of Genesis, and simply improve upon what already exists rather than create everything from scratch.