January 8, 2018 Monday

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 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. 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.” (Genesis 1:1-5 NIV)

            “In the beginning God”.  Before anything was created the Creator was and since God created time and light we know God lives beyond time and beyond creation.

            What is amazing is that God created light before creating the stars, sun and moon.  This light God declared “good” and separated the light from the darkness.  This leaves the question of why does God refer to them as “the light” and “the darkness”?

            Here we are in the Creation of God which has been corrupted by our sin and we constantly live with the consequences of our sin! Broken relationships, sickness, corruption, murder, slavery, destructive sexual practices and the depression that seems to be a contagious disease are the result of our sin and selfishness.

            It is interesting to me to look at the word selfishness and understand that selfish is being too centered on our self.  Because of selfishness we come to actually blame God for the trouble in our lives even though they are the result of our own sin or our corporate sin!

            We must humble ourselves and admit that even in judgment we are responsible for the suffering God brings upon us and come to God asking for His grace (undeserved goodness) to help bring healing in our lives, families and communities.