MARCH 9, Genesis 1:3

Did you ever wonder why light was the first thing that God made, as mentioned in Genesis 1:3? Why not the animals, or man, or the sea or mountains? Because God knows that for life on earth to be sustained, light is necessary. On the fourth day, God created the sun, moon and stars. Essentially light comes from one source, and that is the sun. The moonlight we enjoy at night is really a reflection of the sun from the moon, and therefore the main source of light is the sun. Is it not wonderful that God knew this? Of course it is. But we are not surprised because God is God! This sequence of creation recorded in Genesis is a very important fact to note as it shows that the record could not have been written by man since it was only in the last 100 years or so that modern man began to understand the logic of the creation sequence. If God created man and the animals and only in the last few days did He create light, sun, moon and stars. That would have gone against science, but as we know today, science is in agreement with the creation sequence.

Despite the above, many people still doubt the creation account in Genesis. They think God is not able to do what He says in the Bible – create the world in 6 days. Or they think the 6 days were not the actual days we have today, but 6 long periods of millions of years each.

Dear child, what these people need is the simple faith that you and I should already have. Many may think they are smart or clever, but they forget that the wisdom of man is nothing compared to God. As we have seen in many of this month’s readings, God revealed many things to His people thousands of years before science knew these things were beneficial. How good is the God we love!

Thought: Thank You, God, for creating us!

Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for creating all of us. I pray I will have the simple faith to believe what the Bible says, and to always obey Your precious Word. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.