Genesis 1

The Account of Creation




1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. 3 Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light "day" and the darkness "night." And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day.
6 Then God said, “Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth.” 7 And that is what happened. God made this space to separate the waters of the earth from the waters of the heavens. 8 God called the space “sky.” And evening passed and morning came, marking the second day.
9 Then God said, “Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear.” And that is what happened. 10 God called the dry ground “land” and the waters “seas.” And God saw that it was good. 11 Then God said, “Let the land sprout with vegetation—every sort of seed-bearing plant, and trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. These seeds will then produce the kinds of plants and trees from which they came.” And that is what happened. 12 The land produced vegetation—all sorts of seed-bearing plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit. Their seeds produced plants and trees of the same kind. And God saw that it was good. 13 And evening passed and morning came, marking the third day.
14 Then God said, “Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. Let them mark off the seasons, days, and years. 15 Let these lights in the sky shine down on the earth.” And that is what happened. 16 God made two great lights—the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17 God set these lights in the sky to light the earth, 18 to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And evening passed and morning came, marking the fourth day.
20 Then God said, “Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind.” 21 So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that scurries and swarms in the water, and every sort of bird—each producing offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.” 23 And evening passed and morning came, marking the fifth day.
24 Then God said, “Let the earth produce every sort of animal, each producing offspring of the same kind—livestock, small animals that scurry along the ground, and wild animals.” And that is what happened. 25 God made all sorts of wild animals, livestock, and small animals, each able to produce offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good. 26 Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.” 27 So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. 28 Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.” 29 Then God said, "Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food.30 And I have given every green plant as food for all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, and the small animals that scurry along the ground—everything that has life.” And that is what happened. 31 Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good! And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day.- New Living Translation







This is the opening chapter of our Creators truth passed on to us, there is a lot of ground work being laid down, as any author does in the beginning of a book, but the truth begins just five words into this book. The Lord, our Creator simply states, "In the beginning God created..." Genesis 1:1 that is the basis for everything else, take notice it is GOD, not A GOD, there is no uncertainty in this word, there is but one god. He is our Creator, He is our God, to Him there are no equals, there is no other. We owe Him everything, for He has given to us through His infinite grace, all that we have.

In the beginning the Earth was formless, or without form, it was some shape, not given to us at this time. The Lord gave the Earth it's form, he made it the into the sphere that we no live on, and His spirit surrounded the Earth. In the beginning there was a shapeless Earth and God, and that was all, until gave the universe light, and separated the light from the dark on the first day. Notice the lack of discussion, thought, or consideration, He made a simple statement and it was done. Just like when we walk in a room and flip on a light switch, the light turns on, except God did not have to do any wiring, nor created anything to give the light, on the first day. On the second, God once again without hesitation, thought or actual work, separated the Earth from Heaven, as it says that God created a space between the waters of Earth and the waters in Heaven. He did this once again without effort, he just did it. I too can not begin to imagine just willing something and it being done, I know that I have to ask my children for what seems like ten times to get them to turn off the tv when they are done watching and walk away, or I have to get up and turn it off myself. It is just another way that we are inferior to God our Creator- and it leaves me a couple questions to ask Him when I get to see Him in Heaven, if it is His will I am sure God will explain it to me, but for now all we have is what we are given in the Gospel and that is what we need.

On the third, fourth and fifth days God created the sun and moon to rule the light and the dark, the dry land as a place for people and the land animals to live, the stars and the planets for us to look at and give a reference to as of his greatness and vastness, He created all of the plants in the sea and on the dry land to feed the earths inhabitants and finally on the fifth day, the Lord created the birds and the fish in the sky and the sea, all without contemplation or effort. He is so great that he just made all of these, he said let it be, and it was.

On the sixth day, God tells us that he created the land animals small and large, fierce and timid, then God for telling of the trinity, said "Let us make man in our image." This verse 26 for tells of the trinity as God has a conversation of Father, Son, and Spirit, but he also has a conversation of some sort to plan the making of man. Everything else is just done, God, takes a moment though however short or long it was to plan out our creation, to plan our free will, to make us able to reign over this planet. Now evolutionists say that we are just the act of millions of accidental and random processes, but God tells us right here, that we are not, that we were put here in his image to reign over the earth as stewards of it, and to serve Him. We have a purpose in life, we have meaning. And without this basis, life is very empty. Empathize with the evolutionist, for they have no reason to be here, and when they die, that is it, they will be no more and a not part of a bigger plan, but if you have read this chapter and understand its meaning, you have a little insight into the bigger picture. You are here to serve a purpose, you are specifically made to do what you do, and to serve the Lord in his great plan.

In the book of Job (one of my favorite books in the old testament), Job has lost everything that he had and questions God as why to he went from being a rich and healthy man to being a poor, lonely man with leprosy. In Job 31 Job asks God many questions stating that he is a true believer, and God answers Job's questions with questions of his own. He asks Job if Job knows how to balance the clouds in the sky, or "Were you there when I laid the foundations of the Earth?-Job 38:4, God asked Job and through Job, He asks you and me when we question Him, "Have you ever commanded the morning to appear and caused the dawn to rise in the east?" Job 38:12 and in Luke 23:44 when Jesus died, the Lord to show His displeasure in the Jews missing the message and attempting to do Satans work, and that what had been done was wrong, turned out the lights in mid day on the world for 3 hours while Jesus breathed his last breathes. It took God a mere six days to put his plan into motion, there is nothing that he can or can't do, and if it is His will, He will do it when He sees fit. Our purpose is to serve God's will. Genesis chapter 1 does not tell us the specifics of building our world, God has left us a lot of questions here to ask Him when those how believe in Him finally have the chance in Heaven. We don't know how long we have in this life, the Lord can take us at any moment. If what I have shared has moved you, I urge you to pray a short prayer and accept Jesus as your Savoir. All it takes is a few short meaningful words between you and God, tell Him that you have sinned, ask for His forgiveness and accept Jesus as your only Savior and way to Heaven, as this is the only way to truly find real peace in this uncertain world.


I urge you to seek out a local Bible based church, and seek fellowship with others to asist you in your walk in Christ. May God bless you with His treasures and riches, Amen.