Genesis 1 begins the story of creation. It says that before anything was, there was "chaos and void", nothing. In fact, some might say there was less than "nothing" in that to suggest "nothing" might mean that there is "something" somewhere. But there was nothing. Literally empty void.
Then, God spoke. God spoke a word, or maybe two and this whole wonderful and beautiful creation came to be. At just a word, God was able to create beyond our imagination or our desire, our lives and our being, our environment and our way of life on this earth.
I don't know about you but sometimes I fear it is easy to feel like there is "nothing". Nothing that I can contribute, nothing that I can do, nothing that makes any sense in the grand scheme of things. Then I take a step back and recognize that there is God. This God that I believe in still has a voice. God can speak a word, any word, and things happen. Forgiveness, healing, renewal, strength, direction and more. God still has the power, and still uses the power, to bring into being order and wonder out of the chaos and nothing in life.
May God be praised for the power of God's Word!
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