Genesis 1:1-4

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the water. Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. Genesis 1:1-4

We’ve all read and heard this verse before and may have the tendency to just kind of skip over it without considering it’s meaning and the greatness of our God. When the earth was nothing but formless, dark, and empty, God showed up and began to speak. And all the awesomeness of our world was created with nothing but His spoken word. When we see the glory of a sunset or the shifting mists of a waterfall we should stop and remember the awesome power of our God. When we stand in the midst of lava flats or gaze on snow capped mountains, we should marvel that it came to be created by our great God. When we realize that this beauty has been enduring over centuries, we should rejoice that God loves us this much; to give us this testimony of His greatness and love for us. We are so blessed!

God cut through an inky darkness that we cannot begin to comprehend with his voice. Instantly that depth of nothingness became light. If God can accomplish that in the physical realm, He can certainly accomplish it in us. No matter what we experience in our lives, no matter how deep or dark it seems, God speaks into that darkness and illuminates us. He is greater than our minds can grasp, He is too great for us, and His creation is beyond our understanding. He is God, He has shown us the work of His hand over and over again, shouldn’t we praise Him, no matter what we’re experiencing in our lives? God created the Earth with such attention to the smallest detail; can’t we rest in the reality that He pays the same attention to smallest detail of our lives? We can trust our great God. As we begin to take steps to trust God more and more, we will find an overflowing comfort by His Spirit in us. We will understand that His love is focused on us and that we can trust Him and rest in His love and peace. Look around! See the work of His hand and remember that your creator loves you and you can trust Him.