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We return to the first words of Scripture. “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). The Bible does not start with debate. It starts with God. Before land, before time as we measure it, before any story of man, God was. This verse sets the foundation for your faith. God is not a product of the world. The world is the work of God. He stands above it. He speaks, and things appear. He commands, and order is born.
Genesis 1:2 shows the condition of the earth. “The earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.” This was not a finished world. It had no shape. It had no structure. It had no beauty. It had no direction. Many lives look like this today. No form. No direction. No peace. But the verse does not end in darkness. It continues. “And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.” God does not abandon chaos. He moves toward it. When God moves, change begins.
Then God speaks. “And God said, Let there be light: and there was light” (Genesis 1:3). This is the first recorded word of God to creation. Light did not struggle to appear. Light did not vote. Light did not delay. When God spoke, light obeyed. This shows you the nature of God’s power. He does not need tools. He does not need help. His word carries life, force, and authority. “By the word of the Lord were the heavens made” (Psalm 33:6).
Notice something important. God did not start by fixing the ground. He started by dealing with darkness. Order begins when light comes. This is true in creation. This is true in your life. Where light enters, confusion leaves. “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path” (Psalm 119:105). When God’s word enters your heart, it begins to arrange what was disordered.
God then separates. “And God divided the light from the darkness” (Genesis 1:4). God is a God of distinction. He does not mix everything. He sets boundaries. He defines seasons. He names day and night. He calls things what they are. Confusion grows where distinctions disappear. Peace grows where God’s order is respected. “God is not the author of confusion, but of peace” (1 Corinthians 14:33).
Look at how God works. He speaks. He separates. He names. He establishes. This pattern continues through the whole chapter. The sky is placed. The seas are gathered. The land appears. Plants grow. Lights are set in the heavens. Creatures fill the waters and the sky. Animals walk the land. And finally, man is formed. Nothing is random. Nothing is rushed. Everything has a place. Everything has a time.
“And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good” (Genesis 1:31). This is the result of divine order. Goodness is not an accident. It flows from God’s design. When God orders a thing, it works. When man disturbs God’s order, problems begin.
Genesis 1 teaches you that God is a God of process. He did not create everything in one moment, even though He has the power to do so. He worked in days. He worked in stages. This teaches you patience. It teaches you growth. It teaches you respect for steps. Many people want results without process. But God shows you that lasting works follow order.
“Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counsellor hath taught him?” (Isaiah 40:13). No one taught God how to build the world. He knows what He is doing. This means you can trust His ways even when you do not understand them.
Look also at the authority in God’s word. Over and over you read, “And God said.” This phrase appears again and again. Creation responds to speech. This is why Jesus later says, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). Life depends on God’s word. Your strength depends on God’s word. Your direction depends on God’s word.
When God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass” (Genesis 1:11), the earth obeyed. When God said, “Let the waters bring forth abundantly” (Genesis 1:20), life filled the seas. This shows you something. Creation listens to God better than many people do. The sun does not argue. The sea does not complain. The stars do not rebel. They keep their place. “He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names” (Psalm 147:4).
Now look at the creation of man. “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion” (Genesis 1:26). Man is not an accident. Man is not a mistake. Man is not a product of chance. Man is a decision of God. You were planned. You were intended. You were designed to reflect God’s character and to carry responsibility.
God gives man dominion. This does not mean destruction. It means stewardship. It means management. It means order. Man was placed in a world that already had structure. His job was to keep it, not to corrupt it. “The Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it” (Genesis 2:15).
Here is a powerful lesson. God creates order first, then places man inside that order. Many problems in life come when people reject God’s order and create their own. “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death” (Proverbs 14:12).
God’s power is not wild power. It is controlled power. It is wise power. It builds. It does not destroy without reason. Even judgment in Scripture follows order and purpose.
Consider Jeremiah 10:12. “He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.” Power, wisdom, and understanding work together in God. This is why His works stand.
When you study Genesis 1, you also learn the value of rest. “And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested” (Genesis 2:2). God does not grow tired, yet He set a pattern. Rest is part of order. Work without rest breaks people. Life without rhythm creates stress. God’s design includes balance.
Now bring this message to your own life. If God is a God of order, what about your home? What about your work? What about your time? What about your walk with Him? “Let all things be done decently and in order” (1 Corinthians 14:40). Disorder opens the door to waste. Order creates space for growth.
Some lives today look like Genesis 1:2. Without form. Empty. Covered in darkness. But the same God still moves. The same God still speaks. The same God still brings light. “Behold, I make all things new” (Revelation 21:5). Your past does not stop God. Your confusion does not stop God. Your weakness does not stop God.
You need to allow God’s word to enter your chaos. You need to allow Him to separate what should not be together. Some relationships need separation. Some habits need separation. Some ways of thinking need separation. God’s order often begins with division. Light from darkness. Truth from lies. Right from wrong.
Hebrews 4:12 says, “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit.” God’s word still divides. It still arranges. It still corrects.
Look again at the steady progress in creation. Day one, Day two, Day three. Each day builds on the previous one. God does not skip foundations. If your life feels unstable, check your foundation. Jesus said, “Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock” (Matthew 7:24). Order begins with obedience.
Also notice that God names what He creates. He calls the light Day. He calls the darkness Night. He calls the sky Heaven. He calls the dry land Earth. Naming is an act of authority. When God names, He defines. When God defines, confusion leaves. You need to accept God’s definitions, not the world’s opinions.
Isaiah 45:18 says, “He created it not in vain; he formed it to be inhabited.” God does not work without purpose. Your life is not empty by design. If you feel empty, it means something is missing. It is not God’s plan for you to live without meaning.
Let us also remember that God’s power does not compete with anyone. “All nations before him are as nothing” (Isaiah 40:17). Yet this great God cares about detail. He counts hairs. He feeds birds. He clothes flowers (Matthew 6:26–30). This shows both His greatness and His closeness.
When you read Genesis, you should not only admire creation. You should submit to the Creator. “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof” (Psalm 24:1). You do not own yourself. You belong to Him. Real peace begins when you accept this truth.
Disorder entered the world later through disobedience, but God never lost control. From Genesis to Revelation, you see a God who restores, who rebuilds, who calls back what was lost. Acts 3:21 speaks of “the times of restitution of all things.” God is a restorer.
In your personal life, let God start again where needed. Let Him speak light. Let Him set boundaries. Let Him rebuild step by step. Do not rush what God is arranging. Zechariah 4:10 says, “Who hath despised the day of small things?” Great order often starts small.
Kingdom citizens, the message of the beginning is clear.
- God is powerful.
- God is wise.
- God is orderly.
- God works by His word.
- God brings light into darkness.
- God builds with purpose.
If you align your life with His order, you will see His peace. If you respect His word, you will see His power at work in you.
Let us close with this reminder from Colossians 1:17. “And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.” He holds everything together. Trust Him. Submit to His order. Walk in His light.
This is the message of the beginning. And it is still the message for today.