Peter encourages suffering believers to 'entrust their souls to a faithful Creator' (1 Peter 4:19). The title emphasizes God's role as founder and maker of all things. Classical usage included city founders and builders; the Septuagint applies it to God as Creator of the universe. Peter's point is pastoral—the one who created can be trusted to preserve. If God founded creation itself, he can sustain his people through suffering. The Creator's faithfulness to his work guarantees his care for those made in his image.