In the Beginning: Part 6

 In the Beginning: Fish and Fowl

Genesis 1

 

20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

22 And God blessed them, saying, be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

 

The fifth day. The first Thursday. God has made the earth, sky, seas, and land. He has placed grass, plants, trees on the earth (on land and in water.  I had to go back and check again.) 

God has been pleased with everything he has made before, so he continued to work as an Artist that has finished working on the background, or the Author his outlines.  Now he begins to work on moving life.  Great whales, fish, crustaceans, dolphins, Birds of every kind flying above the land.  He decides that this is good.  He blesses these creatures and tells them to be fruitful and multiply.  Fill the waters and seas and the earth.

Is he already making plans for us?  I would like to think so.  He is making everything perfect to prepare for us. 

Today’s world is not perfect.  In fact, there are dangers lurking around every corner.  Poisonous plants and animals, cliffs and deep caverns, and other men and women working with the devil to throw us off growing closer to our creator.  I believe this imperfect world was once perfect, but it was our sin that has poisoned it. 

In order for God to try to save the world, he sent the flood, killing the great sins in the world.  The earth itself paid the price breaking up as the flood started.  Causing the continental drift forcing it, not in one slow process, but all at once.  I will get to this feeling and belief in a later blog. (Not to self:  Do not forget this promise.)  It is our sin’s that have poisoned our world and helped push God to give his son to save us.  Believe me, we ALL need saving.  God has now filled the oceans and air.  The day is over and so his next day will begin in the next blog.  I am anxious to begin it.  I feel God’s plan beginning.  Stay tuned. Same time. Same web address.

Father, thank you for filling the air and seas.  We know without you we would not be. May our faith grow stronger each day and please bless us in every way. Amen.