Lights In The Sky

Saturday July 30, 2022

The Bible tells us that on the third day of creation God spoke and vegetation was created on the earth. On the fourth day God created the sun, moon and stars in the heavens. These lights were created to separate the day from the night, and to serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years. Why would God create vegetation on the earth before He created the necessary elements to support it?

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 there was evening, and there was morning—the third day. And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years”… And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day. (Genesis 1:11,13,14,19 NIV)

When we observe the sun in the daytime and the moon and stars at night, what goes through our minds? Are we amazed by the God who created this sustainable earth whose vegetation is controlled by days, seasons and years?

In our addiction we seldom thought of God. Now we have the opportunity each day to learn and be in wonder at the order in which God is working to sustain us in our new life with Him in recovery.

Your thoughts are far beyond my understanding, much more than I could ever imagine. (Psalm 139:17 ERV)

Before we were born Jesus paid the price for our sins by dying on the cross and by His resurrection we are assured of eternal life with our Heavenly Father. God made provision for us to be free from the bondage of the sins we would commit before we even existed. None of us has an excuse for remaining in our brokenness and sin because God, at just the right time, made a way for us to be forgiven and restored to new life. God is beyond our understanding, but then He is God.

Prayer: Loving God, Help me to surrender to the order of Your ways in all my affairs. I praise You that I do not have to lean on my own understand but just believe and trust You. Amen

Lights In The Sky

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