Genesis 1:1-25
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
6 And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” 7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. 8 God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
9 And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
11 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. 12 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. 13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.
14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so. 16 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. 17 God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, 18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.
20 And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.” 21 So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it,according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.22 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.” 23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.
24 And God said, “Let the land produce living creaturesaccording to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so. 25 God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
The Creation story is one of the most striking and famous passages in the whole Bible. It describes the creation of the world and we could spend a lifetime exploring and unpacking some of the incredible details. However, today I want to highlight the pattern of creation.
Day 1: God separates light and darkness
Day 2: God separates waters from heavens
Day 3: God separates the earth from the water
Day 4: God fills the sky with stars
Day 5: God fills the seas with fish
Day 6: God fills the lands with animals
There is a pattern to this narrative. God separates and then fills. He makes space before he fills it with life. Which makes me wonder whether one of the biggest barriers to God’s power working in our lives is the lack of space that we give him. Whatever we are willing to open up to him, he will fill with life.
Notice as well that the separations are all different mediums. You can create space in your time. You can create space in your finances. You can create space in your relationships. You can create space in your strategic plans and work. Make room for God to move.
Space often feel like a lack. A void. You have a hole in your financial situation. You have a lack in your skillset. And you feel like there is not enough. It is our instinct to fight against spaces and to fill every silence, every gap, every deficit. However, wherever there is a space, God sees an opportunity for life. If you want to see God move more, make more space.
Life is created where there is space.
