Sunday, May 5, 2013

Humble Beginnings Are Humble In The Beginning

Sundays always have this unique feeling for me. It is like a new beginning. It is where God began the first separation of things, He created light, and separated light from darkness. I think that is the feeling I get on Sunday morning – I am stepping into the newness of the light. For me it is a humbling thought to think that God created something so new, from nothingness. I have a hard time creating a cup of coffee some days.

Maybe that is the point. Maybe one of the ways we find our way to God, the the “fear of God” which is really reverence, is to understand that first act. Maybe it is because we cannot fully understand or comprehend it. Wow! Light from nothing but His speaking it! How much more humble a beginning could the earth have had, right? No form and no light – ever! The first thing He makes is not the stuff, it is the energy. He makes light, setting up a forever cycle of day and night.

Then there is us. My walk with God started with nothing. I was someone that did not know Him. But He reached into my darkness, looking only for me to agree. What did I do? Not much. I asked for forgiveness, I asked there He forgive my sins through the shed blood of His Son Jesus, I asked that there be light. He looked into the formless darkness inside of me, and said, “Let there be Light!” And He saw that it was good.

Prayer
Father, thank You for the light of Your Son in our lives. I ask that You look favorably on Your people today. Let us begin anew to revere You and worship You. Please look into the lives of Your people today, God, and once again say, “Let there be Light!” In Jesus name. Amen.