Day One

God called the light "day" and the darkness "night." And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day. Genesis 1:5

Memory Scripture of the Week

Genesis 1:1-2 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

Genesis 1:3-4 Then God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness.

Genesis 1:5 God called the light "day" and the darkness "night." And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day.

Genesis 1:6 Then God said, "Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth."

Genesis 1:7 And that is what happened. God made this space to separate the waters of the earth from the waters of the heavens.

Genesis 1:8 God called the space "sky." And evening passed and morning came, marking the second day.

Can we mark time without light?

 Day One. Evening passed and morning came, marking the first day. It is confusing as to the custom of the Jewish people begin their days in the evening. We in the western world mark our day from midnight to midnight. Around the world with 24 time zones there is always a new day beginning. Light is day…and darkness is night, but do you consider the night belonging to the day before or after it? With our 24-hour counting some of that nighttime does belong to the day before the sunrises on that day and some nighttime belongs to the day after sunset. Too confusing. I don’t know if I could even explain this to a 4-year old. My four year old granddaughter just knows it is daytime when she is awake. That is good enough for her!

Imagine how God must have felt when He marked the first day! Overwhelming to us humans—just to consider the magnitude of it all. Poof-Bang-Boom! Darkness and Light. Day One. God was going to be exceptionally busy continuing His Creation. So powerful—and we just take night and day for granted. It happens—we can’t change a thing except to turn on or off a light switch. Let there be light.

Prayer ~ Lord God, You have given us such a wonderful gift with light…and even with darkness—so that we may rest. We rest in Your presence…knowing that You will bring the light of day…tomorrow. You are the Light...and You are always with us. We are not alone in darkness.

Daily Bible Reading: Genesis 30-31

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