Have
you ever noticed the similarities between Genesis chapter one and the Christian
life? Imagine yourself as the world in this passage and then think about the order God did things from the first day till the last.
God
created all things and we owe our very existence to the fact that God has given
us life. However, before we became a Christian our lives were darkened and
separated from God’s light. We hid in the darkness but God chose to shine His
light into our lives. He is the One who opened our eyes to understand and He
revealed to us who and where we are apart from Him. He said in both creation
and our salvation experience, “Let there be light” (Gen. 1:3; 2 Cor. 4:6), and
there was light.
In
the same way that He found this world lost in the darkness, so too He found us.
Completely unable to see our path or even ourselves for that matter, we were
consumed in the darkness of our depravity and were utterly incapable of
producing even the slightest spark. God is the one who illuminated the darkness
and exposed us for who we were so that He alone would receive the glory of our
salvation as we placed our faith in His Son.
Now that we are His children what does He do for us? He grows us. He is spending our lives
beautifying us as His bride. This is the picture of creation because, after
day one of His entrance into planet Earth and rescue of our souls, He pours out
His blessings upon us and makes us even more beautiful in order to bring us to
completion.
Take
note of the verbs contained in Genesis 1:1-5 and compare them with the passages speaking of our salvation and God's calling on our lives.
1.
God created
(Gen. 1:1). Psalm 139:13; Jer. 1:5
2.
God said
(Gen. 1:3). Acts 17:30;
2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Pet. 1:21
3.
God saw
(Gen. 1:4a). Acts 9:10-12
4.
God separated
(Gen. 1:4b). Psalm 4:3; Tit.
3:4-7; Eph. 2:4-5
5.
God called
(Gen. 1:5). 2 Tim. 1:9; 1 Pet. 2:9-10
Notice
what God is doing. Genesis chapter one represents a beautiful picture of His
dealings with us. He made us. He gave us His Word and urged us to repent. He
saw our faithful response to His message. He separated us out of the darkness
and into His marvelous light and He called us to a holy calling. The account of
creation is a beautiful parallel of the Christian life.
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