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1 Peter 1:20 - He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you (NKJV)
Over the past couple of days, I have had the chance to re-read Genesis 1. As a matter of fact about a couple of months ago, I re-read Genesis 1 and I kept getting stuck on the first few verses. I did not realize it at the time, but the Holy Spirit was trying to show me something and while I was in the right area, I was not discerning the right message. However in talking with my wife last night, she made a comment and a light bulb went off immediately! So, today I would like to share this with you.
As such, I would like to share the first few verses of Genesis 1.
Genesis 1:1-2 (1) In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (2) The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. (NKJV)
In reading, it is easy to miss things, but I am a believer in the fact that the Word of God can show you something different even when you read the same verses. So, right now I have highlighted the water. In the beginning and before God even formed the earth, water existed. Before anything was ever formed, there was water. Wait, how is that possible right? How can water exist without a surface for it to flow through? Well, I will get to that in a minute.
We see that on the first day, God separated the light from the dark (see Genesis 1:3-5). However, on the second day something interesting happens. Let's have a closer look:
Genesis 1:6-8 - (6) Then God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.” (7) Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so. (8) And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day. (NKJV)
Yes, God created Heaven, but where did it come from? It came from the water! Out of all my readings of scripture, I have never picked up on this before! It was pretty cool to see, but then the Word of God goes on with the creation of Earth.
Genesis 1:9-10 - (9) Then God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so. (10) And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good. (NKJV)
The waters under heaven was then "gathered together in one place" (or organized) and THEN, the dry land appeared in the midst of the water. Then of course God creates the sea life, plant life, wild life, and then humans.
There is no argument that today, that one of the most important elements today is water. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, "[a]bout 70 percent of the Earth's surface is water-covered, and the oceans hold about 96.5 percent of all Earth's water" (from "How much water is there on, in, and above the Earth?"). Entire cities were built next to sources of water in order to thrive. We eat food from the water. We drink water. Factories need water as a vital part of their operations. We need it for so many daily things in our lives that we do not realize its significance. "The amount of water in the human body ranges from 50-75%" (from "How Much of Your Body Is Water?"). Our body tissue contains lots of water and as such we much constantly replenish our ourselves with it. Human bodies can only go for about "8 to 10 days without water", where by comparison "[y]ou can make it 3 weeks without food" (from "How Long Can a Person Survive Without Water?")! Lastly, I cannot go without mentioning that Christians use water for Baptisms as well!
I found this to be really interesting and I have been enjoying this revelation. However, I told you that I would get back to existence of water before even the earth's existence. If we go to the book of John we see Jesus in a conversation with a Samaritan woman at a well. Jesus was exhausted from his travels, so He asked the woman to draw him some water to drink. Being a Samaritan, the woman was a little confused because Jews did not associate with them. So let's pick up at John 4:7.
John 4:7-14 - (7) A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” (8) For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. (9) Then the woman of Samaria said to Him, “How is it that You, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. (10) Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” (11) The woman said to Him, “Sir, You have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where then do You get that living water? (12) Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, as well as his sons and his livestock?” (13) Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, (14) but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.” (NKVJ)
And that folks is how you get there. Jesus, was there at the foundation of the world. He is the one who is the provider of living water and I find it amazing that all the life we see sprung out of water in the beginning. Out of Him, we get us. I opened this blog entry with 1 Peter, but I also find it fitting and proper to close with it as well.
1 Peter 1:20 - He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you (NKJV)
Be Blessed and have a good one folks!
Antoine E. Hall
"Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says." - James 1:22
