Genesis 1 -- Not Really The Start Of Things

My commentary mentioned that the beginning of the Gospel of John speaks of a time incredibly older than the events that open Genesis, for Jesus, with God and the Holy Spirit, had always existed.  The Genesis story began when the Trinity decided to create.

The thing I was struck with as I reread these verses was how over the centuries scientists has worked so diligently to “prove” just how insignificant the earth appears to be in the grand scheme of things – a small planet orbiting around a nondescript sun in a “suburban” arm of just one galaxy, which is itself a small part of a vast universe.  Science also disagrees with the Bible’s timeline for creation, with their belief that the earth formed after the heavenly bodies.  But God says He formed the sun, moon, and stars for specific purposes here on earth.  There could have been only the sun and moon and earth making up this universe, but God says He added the other stars to provide light at night for us and to be used to mark the seasons.  Philosophers say this is just a human-centered hubris.  But God says otherwise, so who should we believe?

Father, Your creative genius amazes me!  Only You could start with the earth and then add the sun and all of the stars.  Only You could place fish and birds and animals all over the earth and then tell them how to multiply to fill it!  Only You could start with nothing and out of that nothingness create all that we know.  Thank You for Your generosity and Your watchcare over us.  Help us not to worship Your creation, but You alone.

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford