In The Beginning

In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

And God said, “Let there be a dome in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” So God made the dome and separated the waters that were under the dome from the waters that were above the dome. And it was so. God called the dome Sky. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.

And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. Then God said, “Let the earth put forth vegetation; plants yielding seed, and fruit trees of every kind on earth that bear fruit with the seed in it.” And it was so. The earth brought forth vegetation: plants yielding seed of every kind, and fruit trees of every kind bearing fruit with the seed in it. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.

Genesis 1:1-13

What does a formless void look like? What does a wind from God sweeping over the earth feel like?

We cannot understand why we are here today. We apply things to our own rules. Everything has a beginning and an end. But not for God. He was here before the beginning. He took a formless void, and blew life into it. Think about it!

The first verse of Genesis provides us with enough concepts to think about for a lifetime. We should stand in awe of God for what He has done. And the thing that is really amazing is that He knows each and every one of us. And he wants us to know Him, through His Son Jesus Christ.

Nature is but a name for an effect whose cause is God.

Our Daily Bread – March 6, 2008