And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he 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. In our understanding of the universe, light comes from the sun. The ancient Hebrew understanding of light was different. They looked up each morning and noticed that there was light before the sun rose. Seeing the difference between our understanding of light and the ancient Hebrew understanding helps us see so much more what the Biblical author was trying to communicate. Genesis 1 is the way for the Biblical author to explain who God is. God is the source of light. On the first day of creation light and darkness are given names - day and night. God establishes time and brings order out of chaos. In God’s light we see light. It is his light that dispels our darkness. As you read God’s word you will see time and again this description of God as light until in Revelation the story is complete. Darkness is forever gone - conquered by the light of God. We have this hope, even in our darkest night - “Let there be light.”
Prayer Father of Light, Flood our lives this day with your light so we may be beacons of light in our world. Amen
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Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. After the introductory sentence of Genesis 1:1, the creation story begins with a description of what the world was like before the earth was created; an empty and dark place with only waters. For the Israelites and other ancient cultures, with only little physical experience and a limited understanding of large bodies of water, the waters were a place of fear, a place of utter orderlessness,and chaos.
The story of creation is a story of how God brought order out of chaos. As the story continues we will see that God will always be in the business of bringing order out of chaos, light out of darkness. God can still take our darkest, stormiest, and most chaotic times and bring order to them. So in these dark and chaotic days when we have lost the ability to create order on our own we trust in a God of order, a God who creates beauty out of chaos. Prayer Creator and King, Lighten our darkness and hover over our hearts as You hovered over the chaotic waters. Bring order to our lives. Amen |
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