Genesis 1:1-8 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And seeing that the light was good, God 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.
“And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.” So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so. 8God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.”
Definitions of peace: “Freedom from disturbance, tranquility, calm, calmness, restfulness, peace and quiet, peacefulness, quiet, quietness, quietude, silence, soundlessness, hush, noiselessness, stillness, still, privacy, privateness, seclusion, solitude, isolation, retirement, freedom from interference, a state or period in which there is no war or a war has ended. law and order, lawfulness, order, peacefulness, peaceableness, harmony, harmoniousness, accord, concord, amity, amicableness, goodwill, friendship, cordiality, non-aggression, non-violence, ceasefire, respite, lull.”
Most of us have heard of the “big bang theory,” the concept that explains the creation of the universe as resulting from a single cataclysmic explosion. But what if there wasn’t a huge explosion? What if the Almighty God simply spoke a single word, “Be!” What if creation took place peacefully and in a planned order? Nothing demands that there should have been an enormous amount of noise. You don’t have to believe that the earth was completely created in six days to realize that God is a God of order and peace and not a God of confusion. The hallmark of the Holy Spirit is peace; if that is the case and if the Spirit of God hovered over the water, why shouldn’t creation have proceeded peacefully?
But what about the possibility that the dinosaurs were all wiped out by a giant meteor strike? What’s so peaceful about such an event? What about glaciers? What about floods? Perhaps our problem is that we have a very limited concept of peace. While we think peace means quietness and order, our idea of order might be much different from that of the Ruler of the Universe. What if God planned that meteor strike? What if God planned many of the events we consider catastrophic? What if God’s purposes are far bigger than anything we might imagine?
Isaiah 55:8 tells us, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways,” says the Lord.” There is an old hymn written by Arthur Campbell Ainger in 1894 that expresses the point I am trying to make.
1 God is working this purpose out, as year succeeds to year;
God is working this purpose out, and the time is drawing near;
nearer and nearer draws the time, the time that shall surely be:
when the earth shall be filled with the glory of God as the waters cover the sea.
2 From utmost east to utmost west, where human feet have trod,
by the mouth of many messengers goes forth the voice of God:
“Give ear to me, ye continents, ye isles, give ear to me,
that the earth may be filled with the glory of God as the waters cover the sea.”
3 Let us go forth in the strength of God, with the banner of Christ unfurled,
that the light of the glorious gospel of truth may shine throughout the world.
Let us all fight with sorrow and sin to set the captives free,
that the earth may be filled with the glory of God as the waters cover the sea.
4 All we can do is nothing worth unless God blesses the deed.
Vainly we hope for the harvest-tide till God gives life to the seed.
Yet nearer and nearer draws the time, the time that shall surely be,
when the earth shall be filled with the glory of God as the waters cover the sea.
PRAYER: Father God, thank You for loving us and for caring for us. Lord, help us to learn that Your ways and thoughts are us, “For higher than ours. Please teach us about Your peace and help us to have Your peace in our hearts and lives. In the mighty and precious Name of King Jesus. Amen.
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