Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Genesis 1:9-13
And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
And God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.” And it was so. The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning, the third day. (ESV)
by Angie Osborn
It is amazing to visualize God gathering the waters! How difficult it is to move water with our hands. I think about children building sandcastles and trying to carry water from the ocean. It is a frustrating task; water slips through fingers and disappears from the grasp of the little hands. God, however, with his mighty hands, was able to gather all of the waters and place them where he wanted them to be! What an amazing testimony to the power, might, and gentleness of the God of all creation!
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2008, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service .
