October 13
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GENESIS 1
6 And God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” 7 And God made the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so. 8 And God called the expanse Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.
9 And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens 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.
– Genesis 1:6-10
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GENESIS 1 THE CREATION OF THE SKY AND SEAS
A poem inspired by these verses by ILMA
The Lord God saw that the light and day was good when separated
So, he decided to follow that rhythm and created the firmament
God called the one above the expanse as “Sky”
Then the one below the firmament, he called “Seas.”
Because the Lord is a God of order, he wanted things in place
So, he gathered all the waters under the sky to form the seas
And then he added the dry land to appear and he was pleased
He watched the contrasting beauty between the land and the seas.
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We see God at work continuing his design from the first day towards the second day. Notice that he began a pattern in the first day of separating the light from the darkness. On the second day, he began to separate the waters from the waters and created an expanse which he called “sky” or “heaven” in some other bible translations.
It is in the sky that we see all the other lights he placed on it. It is where he also displays the beautiful colors of the sunrise and sunsets. We see all the cloud formations in it as well and I can’t stop but be in awe each time I see a platoon of clouds or cloud formations that almost forms a human face. God used the sky to paint pictures and have a show of colors for us to remember his great design that he made for us.
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REFLECTION
• What are your thoughts on God’s love for setting boundaries and separations?