What do you see in these passages of scripture?
In the beginning God created the heavens
and the earth. 2 The earth was without form,
and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of
God was hovering over the face of the waters.
I see three major components to what God
has shared with us through His word. Heaven, Earth and Water you may see
something else. However, those three words establish a position for us to understand
what power there is to be found in the God of creation.
Order is important when we read scripture.
People always ask, what came first the chicken or the egg? The answer is the
chicken whether you believe God created it or if life evolved from single cell organisms
you have to have a living organism to create more life. As a backyard gardener
I understand that when you want to grow a plant you need a seed that is
fertile. A fertile seed carries life in it that under the right circumstances
will stop being a seed and become a plant or a tree depending on what is in the
seed. A seed that does not create after itself was dead and will not become
anything.
I share that so you understand that when
God made the heavens He created everything that would be need to create the
Earth and all the life we see on it today. Personally I believe he created
everything and gave life to it. However, we read something that makes us stop
and wonder. God took what he created in the heavens and formed the Earth. I
believe God is a multi-tasker He is not limited as we are and is able to do anything
he wants when he wants doing untold numbers of things at once. However, to
help our minds understand this process of creation He simplifies it for our
sanity. Even today we deny the creator and His creation because our minds cannot understand and our hearts deny who He is.
Scripture states the Earth was without form
and void and darkness was on the face of the deep. Can you picture this in your
mind? Here God stands in Heaven looking down onto all that he has created in
the heavens and in the middle of it there is a dark void that has no shape or
actual purpose. However, there is something there; the surface of the earth is
completely covered by water. At this point there is no life on the earth it is
just a spot in the heavens were God is collecting matter to create something
that no one else has ever seen or
thought possible. It is a void deep, dark and empty. Some of us can relate as we have voids in our lives that control us.
God is going to bring life to this void through
His Spirit and through His commands. Life will come out of the waters. We know
this to be true as we are alive today. I hope you understand that the same God
that created the Heavens and Earth is the same God who can create life out of
the void you may have in you today. Voids are long dark lonely places that have
no life in them. Only God can fill that void. All it takes is allowing Him to
take control and letting the Holy Spirit be your guide. Just as He brought
light to the darkness He is more than able to bring light to the darkness you
face today and every day.
Be Blessed
Brian Mathis
