April 28, 2021

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.” (Genesis 1:1-5)

God creates. That’s what He did and that’s what He does. In the beginning God created the world from nothing. Where there was only darkness, He brought light. And the light was good.

What will God create in your life? Into what darkness will He bring His light? For God will do that, because that’s what God does. God creates. For the most astonishing instance of creatio ex nihilo, look no further than the resurrection of Jesus.

God creates – out of nothing. So be on the lookout today.

“O God, who didst wonderfully creat4, and yet more wonderfully restore, the dignity of human nature: Grant that we may share the divine life of him who humbled himself to share our humanity, thy Son Jesus Christ; who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, on God, for ever and ever. Amen.” (Second Sunday after Christmas Day – BCP p. 162)