Wednesday, July 25, 2007

God Said It and It Was So

God Said It and It Was So
"Then God said,
"Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds."
And it was so.
The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds.
And God saw that it was good.
And God said,
"Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, God made two great lights-the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness.
And God saw that it was good.
And God said,
"Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky."
So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind.
And God saw that it was good.
God blessed them and said,
"Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth."
And God said,
"Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind."
And it was so." 1
For our benefit, God took the time to impart the Genesis account so we could some day, open a Bible and read about what He said and all that happened after He said it.
I believe that one of the reasons He did this was to encourage us to trust, believe and obey Him -by faith. We need to know Him in His Word, most especially in the moments when doubt is tempting us to surrender His Will and His Way for our own way.
Dear one, cling to Him! Pursue Him with all the hope He has already placed within you!
Selah...
Stephanie

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