Apr 29 - The Spirit Creates

Read Genesis 1:1-13

Text:
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2 Now the earth was [a] formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
6 And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water." 7 So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so. 8 God called the expanse "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
9 And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good.
11 Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so. 12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day. (NIV)

taken from www.biblegateway.com

It is impossible for me to comprehend total darkness. I've toured caves where the guide would turn off all the lights so the visitors could understand what the cave was like without any illumination. The darkness is so complete you can almost feel it. You cannot see anything or anyone...you literally cannot see your hand in front of your face. In that instant comfort seems to flee...there is an overwhelming sense that you aren't alone anymore...and whomever or whatever that is out there with you is not too thrilled with your presence. Evil seems to breed in darkness.

Yet in that type of a setting, God sent his own spirit to hover as he brought his light and goodness to the world. I always wondered about the way this light was created. Did it start slowly, like a sunrise? Or did he just turn on the floodlights all at once?