Imagine you’re hired for a new job. The company has a reputation for getting a lot done. And you’re fine with that. Because you know it means you won’t be bored. But then they hand you your itinerary for the first week. They tell you to assemble this list of products before the end of the day on Saturday.
- Heavens
- Earth
- Sea
- Light (that will separate days from nights)
- Sky
- Waters to go above and below the sky
- Dry land in one place
- More waters gathered waters into seas
- Grass
- Herbs
- Fruit trees
- Lights (sun, moon, stars)
- Sea creatures
- Birds
- Land creatures (lots of kinds including creeping things)
- Man
- Woman
Whoa! And THAT’S just the first week.
What kind of job have you gotten yourself into? But that list isn’t the toughest challenge.
Yeah, when you go to your supervisor and ask where the raw materials are, he says:
“Raw materials?! There ain’t no raw materials around here! I mean, do you SEE any raw materials around here?! No, you don’t. And you know why? ‘Cause we ain’t got any raw materials ’round here!”
You, like a fool, ask: “Well, what do I use to make all this stuff?”
And your supervisor blurts out, “Words! Start talkin’ more and botherin’ me less, rookie!”
OK, let’s say you’re thick-skinned, and you don’t let a drill sergeant kinda boss intimidate you. But NOW what’re you gonna do?
Nuthin’, rookie! This is a story. Not reality.
But you know what IS reality? God used words to create that entire list of previously mentioned products. Because He didn’t have any raw materials either. He had to MAKE even the raw materials from scratch.
The very first day
Before there were created things, and darkness filled the air,
No world or human beings were existing anywhere.
Then God created earth and sea and all the heavens too.
There was no sun, no moon, no stars, and only God shone through.
He looked down at the waters and the dark face of the deep.
The earth was still and quiet just as we are when we sleep.
He said, “Let there be light” the way a perfect, true God could,
And then He saw the brand new light and knew that it was good.
Then God divided light and dark, and darkness He called Night.
The light would be called Day, and it was pleasing in His sight.
That evening and that morning wouldn’t be the total sum.
No, that was just the very first day. Five were yet to come.
You’ll have to get the book to find out about the rest of the first week. But you can get a copy, real fast, in the Rhyme and Reason Bookshop: https://www.tonyfunderburk.com/rhyme-and-reason-bookshop
Or, if you don’t know me well enough to buy something yet, then take a second and join the growing body of believers who’ve already signed up for the FunderFlash Journal. When you do, I’ll send you links to 2 songs and 2 books that adults AND kids enjoy right away. Then, I’ll send you regular flashes of light from the faith, hope, and the power of God’s love.
Stay tuned,
