To an extent, the answer to this question does depend on a person's view of God and his creation. I'll answer from a traditional Judeo-Christian worldview. Christians believe that God created everything that exists and that God is still present and active within that creation. Christians also believe that believers can learn about God in two broad ways: the first is through special revelation by reading scripture. The other way to learn about the creator is through general revelation, or learning about the creator by learning about his creation. Christians believe that they can learn about God's care, creativity, and so on through learning about creation.
Chemistry is a part of that creation, so by default, chemistry teaches about God's creative powers. A lot of chemistry deals with the very small. It explains why atoms and molecules bond the way that they do. A Christian would believe that God designed that. It wasn't a result of random chances, and a Christian would see that as evidence for how God cares for even the smallest bits of the creation. If you want to think about those atoms and molecules as the building blocks of creation, then chemistry is a science devoted to studying the very foundations of the creation.
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