Today’s devotion comes from Genesis 1:2-8.
“The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
Then God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” God made the expanse, and separated the waters which were below the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so. God called the expanse heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.” Genesis 1:2-8.
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Man may need a lot of time to make something out of what materials he has.
But, God does not need a lot of time to create each vast and good part of His creation out of nothing.
Man’s theory of evolution may need millions or billions of year for something to randomly appear, and even then it is not done, it needs to continue to randomly evolve.
But, God’s whole creation of heavens and earth was done within six days with each part done immediately and perfectly upon His command within one day.
These two points are pounded over and over again for each of the six days in Genesis chapter 1. First, we see similar language with each part showing that God finished creating each part immediately upon His command. “Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. God saw that the light was good; …” Verses 3-4. Second, we see similar language with each day defined as an evening and a morning (not defined as years) through the six days in Genesis chapter 1. “And there was evening and there was morning, one day.” Verse 5.
God is not sharing credit for His creation with man’s theory of evolution. That is emphatic throughout Genesis chapter 1 and elsewhere in Scripture.
“For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.” Exodus 20:11.
“6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made,
And by the breath of His mouth all their host.
7 He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap;
He lays up the deeps in storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the LORD;
Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
9 For He spoke, and it was done;
He commanded, and it stood fast.” Psalm 33:6-9.
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