CREATION & OUR NEW BIRTH

The first few verses of Genesis gives the account of creation. But if we take a closer look we find it also tells the story of our new birth. Let's look at the first four verses of Genesis 1 and I'll show you what I mean:

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters." (Genesis 1:1-2)

In the beginning the earth was dark and void. This brings to mind the human heart which is dark and "deceitful above all things and desperately wicked." (Jeremiah 17:9)

There’s a void in our hearts as well because "all things were created through Him [Jesus] and for Him," (Colossians 1:16) but "like sheep we have all gone astray." (Isaiah 53:6)

God called David a man after His own heart (Acts 13:22) because the one thing David desired was to “dwell in the house of the Lord forever” (Psalm 27:4) Like God, David desired fellowship, but our “iniquities have separated us from our God and our sins have hidden His face from us.” (Isaiah 59:2)

There’s hope, though, because just as God moved to form the universe, He moves to form a relationship with us. (John 6:44) He comes to bring light into our dark hearts and fill the void with fellowship. (Revelation 21:3)



"Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light." (Genesis 1:3)

See the power of God’s Word? He speaks and it’s done! And so when He says that “Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,” and that “whoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life” with Him, (1 Corinthians 15:1-4, John 3:16) we can rest assured it is the Truth. What God says always comes to pass.



"And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness." (Genesis 1:4)

Just as God looked at creation and was satisfied, He looked at Jesus’ payment of our sins on the cross and was satisfied. (Isaiah 53:10-11) He proved this by raising Christ from the grave.

So although we’re sinners separated from God, if we accept Jesus as our Savior and His work on the cross as payment for our sins, we stand before God innocent and may now fellowship with Him forever. (Romans 3:23-25; Hebrews 4:15-16)

And, just as God separated light from darkness, He’s separated those who are in Christ from those who aren’t. Those who are in Christ are His forever and nothing can ever separate them from His love. (Romans 8:38-39)

“What fellowship, what joy divine,
What blessedness, what peace is mine,

How sweet to walk this pilgrim way,
How bright the path grows from day to day,

What have I to dread, what have I to fear,
I have blessed peace with my Lord so near.”