“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”
Genesis 1:3, KJV
Before the first day is named, Genesis shows us darkness over the deep and the Spirit of God moving upon the waters. Then God speaks. Light comes, and God sees that it is good. These are the opening moments of creation, revealing the authority and goodness of its Maker. Read Genesis 1:1–5.
The Bible does not begin with fear. It begins with God.
We can look so long at what troubles us that it fills our whole attention. The unanswered question becomes the first thought of the morning. The thing we cannot mend begins to shape how we imagine tomorrow.
Here, at the beginning of Scripture, our eyes are invited elsewhere. Behold the One who speaks.
The passage does not describe God struggling to persuade the darkness. It gives us His word, and then the light. Creation receives what only its Creator can give.
How quietly this draws the heart into worship. We are not the source of the light. We do not have to manufacture it out of determination or force ourselves into a brightness we do not feel. We can turn toward Him honestly, with the questions still present.
And God calls the light good. His power is not separated from His goodness. The One whose word brings light also delights in what He has made.
Let us linger here before asking for anything: Father, You are good. Your voice is worthy of our attention. Your character is not measured by the size of what frightens us.
The beginning of creation is not a timetable for the resolution of every sorrow. It is a revelation of the God before whom we bring our sorrows. We may still have much to walk through. We can bring it to Him without making darkness the measure of His strength.
Abba Father,
I worship You as the Maker of light. Before I ask You to explain what I cannot understand, help me behold the goodness You have already revealed.
Where fear has filled my attention, let Your Word have room again. I bring You my questions without dressing them in certainty. Teach me to listen with a heart that is willing to be led.
Shine Your truth into what I have misunderstood. Give me courage to welcome what You show me, and patience when understanding comes slowly.
Thank You that I do not have to become my own source of hope. Turn my eyes toward You, and let wonder rise again.
In Yeshua’s bountiful name, Amen.
My Stone of Remembrance: Darkness is not the measure of His strength.