In The Beginning: Part 5

 In the Beginning: Sun and Moon

 

Genesis 1

 

“14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.”

 

For those that may not realize it, I’m using the King James Version of the Bible.  I like this version because of its almost lyrical or musical way of speaking and teaching. I began with Genesis 1 for several reasons, the first was that since I’m just starting out on blogging, why not start at the very beginning.  I am a Christian and believe that Jesus is my Savior, and that God has plans for each one of us.  The second reason I started with Genesis is I was not sure where to begin.  The start is an exceptionally good place to tell any story.

 

So now we’ve made it to the first Wednesday, the fourth day of the week.  God has already created light on the first day, but not he’s getting into specifics.  God is lighting up the sky.  He makes the Sun to rule the daylight and the Moon to rule the sky at night with a sprinkling of stars to give us some glitter. (Can never have enough glitter. 😉)

 

Wait? Didn’t he make the plants yesterday?

 

Yes, he did.  There was light to help the plants grow along with water.  Remember, “with God, ALL things are possible. Not some things, ALL THINGS. Wow, ultimate power without restrictions.  We humans tend to try and humanize God and we shouldn’t.  God is without definitions or understanding.  We literally have no “earthly” idea how God thinks. So just let him be, know “It is he that hath made us and not we ourselves.” (Psalms 100 verse something.)

So here he has created the sun, moon, and stars further defining night and day and he is happy with it.  It is good.  He sets them in the heaven to give light on our world. 

 

Father, thank you for the lights you have given us.  We know without you we would not be. May our faith grow stronger each day and Bless us in every way. Amen.