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So people come up with different ways to justify the story and evolution. One is saying that these days represent millions of years and allow for evolution while telling a good story.

Another theory is the ‘gap theory’ that says there’s a huge gap of time between verses 2 and 3 that would allow for God to create the earth and then allow for billions of years to let evolution take over the creative process.

There’s nothing in the text that allows for that or even hints at that. And you know what, it doesn’t even make sense. Why would God create the earth and then let evolution happen? If He can create an earth, He can create you and me.

Furthermore, there’s just as much scientific evidence in a 5,000 year old earth as there is in a billion year old earth. Both creationism and evolution are theories, and both take faith. But of course, Jesus has changed our lives. We know the truth. And Jesus Himself endorsed the book of Genesis and all of the Old Testament, as it was written, with the creation model. So why would we try and insert something that isn’t there? We should never come to the Bible with a preconceived notion of what it ought to mean. The Bible can speak for itself.

So, on this literal first day of creation, God created space, He created water, and He created light. But again, if the light wasn’t the sun then what was the source of the light?

The text doesn’t really say what the source of the light was, but I happen to think that God Himself was the source of the light.

Turn to Revelation chapter 21 as we see a description of the New Jerusalem that we’ll spend eternity in someday.

[Read Revelation 21:22-23.]

God glory is the light source in eternity. No lamps, no light bulbs, no candles needed. God’s glory is bright enough to illuminate all of eternity. And I think He displayed His glory at creation when He declared, “Let there be light!” And space was lit up. Lit up by Him.

So on the first day, God Almighty created space, He created water, He created light, and He also created something else. Let’s go back to the text.

[Read Genesis 1:1-5.]

When God created the formless earth of water He probably set it in motion like it is today – rotating on it’s axis. So we can understand how as it rotated there would be a day and a night. A 24 hour cycle. But in doing this, and as emphasized in the text, God separated day and night. He separated the light and the darkness. God had created distinction.

You see, there was no light in the world. Darkness was over the waters of the earth. But God created light and He even declared that the light was good! He made such a distinction between the light and the darkness that we would have a name for each; Day and night. And you know what, you can carry that theme of light and darkness throughout the entire Bible. Throughout the entire Bible we’re encouraged to walk in the light and reject the darkness.

But listen to how this theme is picked up again as John begins the story of Jesus Christ.

[Read John 1:1-3.]

There’s the triune nature of God again. Jesus, the Holy Spirit and the Father as One creating the universe, just as the plural form of Elohim allows in Genesis one. Let’s keep reading.