The Third Day

Genesis 1:9-13

“9 And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. 11 Then God said, “Let the earth put forth vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit trees of every kind on earth that bear fruit with the seed in it.” And it was so. 12 The earth brought forth vegetation: plants yielding seed of every kind, and trees of every kind bearing fruit with the seed in it. And God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.”

Have you ever stood on the top of a mountain and looked across the horizon in front of you and below?   Or stood in front of the Grand Canyon feeling its depth and power rising out of its depths?  

Have you ever watched a sunrise or sunset on the beach?  Or listened to a mountain stream while you drifted off to sleep?

No picture, poem or song has ever been able to capture the beauty and power that we feel when we experience God’s creation first hand.

And when we, God’s creatures, stand before such wonders, we know that there is a God…

and we know that He is a good and loving God.  

May the love of Christ be with you,

Rev. Eric Lanier (Retired)