Genesis 1:14-19 And God said, 'Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth.' And it was so. We will leave the creation of seeds and fruit for chapter 2 of our study, but for now I want to draw your attention to a fantastic picture of Jesus from verse 14 of Genesis 1. From that point on, there is a clear separation that takes place for we are taken from the kingdom of darkness and into the kingdom of light! (See Acts 26:18 ) At the point of salvation, God's command is 'let there be light' in our lives as the presence of God through the Holy Spirit is restored back into humanity. But thank God that He doesn't leave us and His Holy Spirit hovers over us, drawing us to the Father. just like the earth in its initial stages. 'For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.'īefore knowing the Lord we were barren, empty and destitute of the light of God. You see, the apostle Paul tells us in a single verse in 2 Cor 4:6 that this is a picture of salvation. It happened at creation and it happens again in the lives of all those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. The light, which is good, is then separated from the darkness. With a word God declares that there shall be light. We see that the earth was barren and empty but there is hope for the Spirit hovers nearby. But we will concern ourselves with a different picture presented to us in these verses. For more information on this, have a look at Psalm 104:5-9. It is interesting that this planet was initially covered with water. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.' And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light. Genesis 1:2-4 '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. He has been doing it right from the days of Genesis 1:1. Without any help or resources from us, He can create something out of nothing and a somebody out of a nobody. We accept by faith that he did it at creation and we walk in this same faith that He will do it in our lives. He is the God who can take your nothing, presented to Him, and create something. But just remember that He is a God who creates something out of nothing. Lots of people believe they have nothing to offer God. So we see that God made something out of nothing. Heb 11:3 'By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.' nothing! The writer of Hebrews wrote it this way: Finally, out of what did Jesus create this world? Well, that would be. So we see that all things were created by Jesus and for Jesus. Through him all things were made without him nothing was made that has been made. John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 'For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities all things were created by him and for him.' ( Col 1:16 ) If so, have a look at the following verse: In like manner, when you think of who heaven and earth were created for, you might be thinking 'Mmm, probably mankind'. and of course, I can't argue with that! But more specifically, we'll see that it was Jesus that created all that there is. You are probably thinking generally that it was God who created the heaven and Earth. The New Testament book with the same first three words is the book of John for it starts ' In the beginning was the Word.' The fourth question may be a little bit of a trick question. The third question may have got you thinking a little more. Well, the questions don't get much harder just yet for I'm sure you know that it was Moses who wrote the book. It also outlines the beginning of mankind, sin, and redemption. It describes the beginning of heaven and earth obviously. Firstly, Genesis means 'beginning' and as such it outlines the beginning of many things. Right, ready? Ok, let's have a look at some of the answers. Which book in the New Testament has the exact same first three words as Genesis? Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
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