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Creation story: The work of God

Creation story: The work of God
Genesis 1:4-31.

One common question often sneaks into our minds when we face the uncertainties of life: “Is this it? Is this the final fate of our world or of my situation?”

The creation story gives us a definitive antidote to those fears. As God forms the world over six days, He models His definition of “done.” What we see is a masterpiece of perfect order, wholeness, and goodness. While this reflects the universe before the fall, God is unchanging. Therefore, these truths help us understand how He works in our lives today.

  • His work is ordered.
Throughout the creation week, God separates light from darkness, sky from sea, and land from water (vv. 4, 7, 9, 14, 18). He takes the chaotic, formless void and establishes perfect peace and order. If your life or your circumstances feel chaotic, messy, or completely out of sequence right now, take heart. God is an orderly architect. He doesn’t leave things in a state of confusion. We can trust that His work in our lives and world will continue until everything is brought into His perfect order.

  • His work is whole.
God didn’t just stop at creating spaces; He filled them to perfect wholeness. He filled the land with vegetation, the skies with the sun, moon, and stars, the seas with fish, and the earth with wildlife and mankind (vv. 11-12, 16-17, 20-22, 24-25, 27). He meets every lack with abundance, making it whole (Mt 14:20, Jn 2:10, Lk 8:47). When you look at your life and see empty spaces, unmet needs, or unfulfilled promises, let God’s surrounding creation remind you that God is a filler of voids. He’s not done until it’s whole.

  • His work is good.
Seven times, God pauses, looks at His work, and sees that “it was good” (vv. 4, 10, 12, 18, 21, 25, 31). Finally, on the sixth day, after creating mankind, He looks over everything and declares it “very good” (v. 31). God’s signature is beauty and goodness because this is His very nature, God is good. If what you are looking at in your life right now is painful, broken, or far from good, you can rest assured that God is still working behind the scenes. His work is not finished until His goodness is revealed.

With God, every evening will eventually break forth into a morning of order, wholeness, and goodness (Psalm 30:5). The creation story reminds us that God is continually at work in His creation, especially in His new creation (Romans 8:29-30; Philippians 1:6).

Reflect & Pray
Where in your life do you ask, “Is this it?” How does the creation story help you trust that God is at work for you?
Thank You, God, that with You, an evening of chaos, emptiness, or pain will always dawn with a morning of order, wholeness, and goodness. Give me the faith to trust that You are at work. In Jesus’ name, amen.

God bless you exceedingly,
Sam.
“Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 1:6.
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