GOD SAID...AND IT WAS SO

"And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water." So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so. God called the expanse "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day. And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so. God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good. 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. 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. And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day." Genesis 1:6-13

Day 2 and 3 of creation. Today’s verses from Genesis capture God's work on these two days. They also highlight an important point about this Almighty, Infinitely Powerful, Creator God we serve: When God says something will be done, it will be done.

Back to our verses. God said let there be sky…and it was so. He said let there be dry ground (or land) amongst the gathered waters...and it was so. He said let there be vegetation, seed bearing plants and trees on the land to produce fruit and seed…and it was so. Truly, when God wills for something to happen, it will be so.

This is an important matter to keep in mind as we journey together on this Christian walk. There isn’t anything that is impossible if it is God’s will for it to happen in our lives. Did you catch the important part of that truth? It has to be God’s will for us…not our will ourselves.

To validate this point so you don’t think that I’m just coming up with this on my own, here’s two verses from 1st John:

"This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of Him." 1 John 5:14-15

These verses are profound in their insight for us, particularly in how we should approach God in prayer regarding our circumstances. First, we need to pray and ask God for His will for us. Then we need to turn and pray to God for everything to happen that will ensure His will be done. Scripture tells us that when we ask for anything according to God’s will, he will hear us and will provide us what we ask for (i.e. we will have what we asked of Him). In other words, His will be done.

Question: Have you sought what God’s will in your circumstance? Have you asked for His will to be done in your life rather than your own? Trust and believe that God will carry out His will and make it so. He did it at the start of creation and He will do it right here and now with you and I today. Thanks be to God.

In Christ,

Mark

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