Gen. 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep.”
Our beginnings! We are a people searching the past to find out where we have come from, who we really are, and what our genetic makeup is comprised of. DNA tests have allowed us to delve into our genetic past in an attempt to clearly see “Who we are”. Somehow we seem to think that knowing these things will add to our life, add to our story, add to our history in a way that will help us better understand who we are. Inspite all our efforts to search out and understand our past to find greater meaning in our present, our lives can be “without form” ….void of meaning and purpose….lost in a sea of darkness.
The word “form” in the Hebrew translation can mean “confusion or emptiness”. So many people today have lives that are filled with confusion or empty of purpose.
Where can we find meaning? How do we find purpose? Where is the light?
There have been seasons in my life where I felt empty and alone. Didn’t know what I was suppose to be doing. It seemed as if I was lost in a world of darkness unable to navigate with any confidence of direction. Yet somehow God’s glorious presence pierced through it all and there was Light.
Gen 1:2 “Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.
It is God’s will and purpose to bring meaning, purpose, direction, light to the life of those who follow Him.
John 1:4 “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.”
He sent His “only begotten Son” to bring us into the Light so that our lives would not be without form, would not be full of confusion or empty.
If your life is filled with darkness, turn to the Light! If your life is in a state of confusion, turn to the Light! If your life is empty, turn to the One who can fill you with purpose, promise and power
to live beyond what this world has or doesn’t have to offer. Turn to Jesus who is the Life that is the Light to all Men!
Pastor Kurt