Genesis 1:5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
Today’s verses remind me of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem, “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls,” specifically the lines: “The little waves, with their soft, white hands,/ Efface the footprints in the sands…”
Genesis 1:6 And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.”
We feel so permanent, with our buildings and bridges, but nature can erase all our progress in a heartbeat, as Helene reminded many recently. For me, this seems an excellent reminder that we *have* body, but we *are* a soul, and we need to nurture and protect the one that’s eternal.
Genesis 1:7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so.
Precious Savior, Thank You for the reminder that You created the heavens and the earth, and that humanity, with all our buildings and progress, can never fully overcome nature. Thank You for the reminder to focus our efforts on what’s eternal, and not on what’s fleeting. Amen.
Genesis 1:8 God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
Have a blessed day.