_THE BEGINNING_ ‘In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.’ Genesis 1:1 I. WHAT IS MEANT BY CREATION? The giving being to that which before was not. The expression, ‘the heavens and the earth,’ is the most exhaustive phrase the Hebrews could employ to name the universe, which is reg... [ Continue Reading ]
_‘ALL THE BLESSINGS OF THE LIGHT’_ “And God said, Let there be light.’ Genesis 1:3 I. WE HAVE REASON EVERY DAY THAT WE LIVE TO THANK GOD FOR LIFE AND HEALTH, FOR COUNTLESS BLESSINGS. And not least among these may be reckoned the free gift of, and the many ‘blessings of the light.’ For in many w... [ Continue Reading ]
_‘DAY AND NIGHT’_ ‘God called the light day, and the darkness He called night.’ Genesis 1:5 (I.) ONE OF THE FIRST LESSONS WHICH GOD INTENDS US TO LEARN FROM THE NIGHT IS A LARGER RESPECT FOR WHOLESOME RENOVATION. Perhaps this may not show itself in any great lengthening of our bodily life, but r... [ Continue Reading ]
_SUN AND MOON_ ‘And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years.’ Genesis 1:14 There are few words much oftener in our mouths than that short but most important word, ‘Time.’ It... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE DIVINE IMAGE IN MAN_ ‘And God said, Let us make man in our image.’ Genesis 1:26 It is not too much to say that redemption itself, with all its graces and all its glories, finds its explanation and its reason in creation. Mystery, indeed, besets us on every side. There is one insoluble myster... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE DIVINE VERDICT_ ‘And God saw every thing that He had made, and, behold, it was very good.’ Genesis 1:31 No one can prove to us that God made the world; but faith, which is stronger than all arguments, makes us certain of it. I. ALL WHICH GOD HAS MADE IS GOOD, as He is, and, therefore, if a... [ Continue Reading ]