I know that January is when most people talk about new beginnings, and that it is now February.  Sorry, just bear with me.

I have been listening to a podcast called “Enjoying the Journey” by Scott Pauley.  He’s been going through the first few chapters of the Bible, and it’s really good.  If you listen to podcasts, or are willing to give one a try, I strongly encourage you to check it out.  The episodes come out once a day and are 11 minutes long (except on Sundays).

Scott has pointed out several things about Genesis that I’ve never noticed before, and I wanted to share a few of those things with you now.

Most Christians can quote Genesis 1:1, which in the ESV states, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”  Most Christians know the story of how God created the world perfectly, then Adam and Eve sinned and brought sin and death into the world.

Verse two of Genesis one says, “The earth was without form and void, and darkenss was over the face of the deep.  And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the earth.”

The word hovering in that verse shows movement.  God was moving over the earth, even before He had brought order from chaos, even before creation.  Friend, God is still moving today.  He is still orchestrating new beginnings.

Verse three says, “And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.”

God’s Word is so powerful, He created light (and almost everything else) just by speaking it into existance.  Wow.  That’s big right there.

But the very first thing God created was light.  And He’s not done creating light yet!  Every day He makes the sun shine.  Every night the moon and starts shine.  And in our darkest moments, God shines to give us light.

I don’t know what you’re going through today, but I’d bet we all have some kind of darkness we are going through.  God is shining through it.  It might be hard to see, but He is there.  God’s still creating light today.

For the sake of time, I’m going to jump to Genesis 1:27, which says, “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God, he created him; male and female he created them.”

Every other part of creation was made by God speaking it into existance.  Not humans.  God sculpted Adam “from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature,” (Genesis 2:7).  I always picture it like God working with clay.

God took the time to create us special.  His fingerprints are all over us.  All over YOU.  You were made special.

It might be February, but God is still making new beginnings.  He is still creating light in the darkness.  And He still loves you so, so much.

No matter what you’re going through, don’t take your eyes off of Jesus.  He still loves you, and He’s still making new beginnings.