In Genesis 1 God is creating the blueprint pattern for human life which is why he works over six days and rests on the seventh. Over the first three days God creates a space for life and then, in the next three days he fills those spaces. The text is beautifully symmetrical and theologically rich. It unfolds in response to ten divine commands (“And God said…”) which is important because this is the beginning of the Torah (law) by which God orders the life of his people. The Psalmist likens God’s word to a lamp that lights up the path of life (Psalm 119:105). Likewise, God first created a space of light in the darkness. On the next two days God divides the chaos-waters in two ways, first horizontally (to create the earth atmosphere) and then vertically to create dry land. This is very much like the division of the waters of the Red Sea in Exodus 14:21. The same symbolism binds these accounts together and they trumpet the same message: God makes a path of life by his Word. His Word shows the way, the truth and life. That ‘Way’ is a sanctuary that ensures we are not consumed by chaos and death. When Jesus walked upon the waters, he was declaring that he was more than a new Moses. He didn’t just show the way. He is The Way. He is the incarnate Word of God. He is the light and ‘life-space,’ so that all who are ‘in him’ will live and will overcome chaos. God has made a life-space for you; a pathway through chaos and death. Will you live your life in Christ?
Ask God to make a path forwards through all that threatens you and entrust yourself to Christ.
Read Genesis 1:3-13
