I Wonder... Creation of Light
It seems kinda appropriate to be in Genesis at the beginning of the year,
But this time,
Reading the first day of Creation,
Holy Spirit extends an invitation,
To imagine the possibilities,
Of what it could have been like,
And step into AWE and WONDER…
To WONDER what the sounds, lights and visuals of creation,
Might have looked like,
"In the beginning…"
For all my life,
The first day of creation,
Looked like a small halogen light bulb being turned on in a room,
It took 1 millisecond for God to accomplish,
And He took the rest of the day off,
He got His work done early,
It was like an early release day at school,
A half day,
Taking it easy,
But was it?
What if it wasn’t?
What if it was totally different?
What if it was totally action packed?
What if it was an all day light show?
The most spectacular show of birthing lights beyond anything we can imagine?
What if…?
I WONDER what that would have looked like?
REMEMBER the vastness, awe and WONDER of God,
REMEMBER the infinite nature of His imagination,
REMEMBER the endless depth of His creativity,
I WONDER what the first day of creation was really like?
I WONDER how bright it must’ve been,
I WONDER how vivid the colors must’ve been
Better than IMAX laser color,
Better than Retina true color display,
The best resolution,
The best contrast ratio,
The best refresh rate,
God’s vibrant display of the universe’s full spectrum of colors.
"And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light."
So, instead of a single 60W light bulb flipping on,
I WONDER if the creation of light started out as a small spark?
I WONDER what it was like to see the first spark of light,
Created out of nothing,
In the middle of the darkness and void of the universe?
I WONDER what it was like to see the first seed of light birthed?
The first of its kind?
I WONDER if it was like a baby light being born?
Wobbly at first, but growing quickly,
Learning how to swirl and dance around in the darkness,
Like a curious new child that’s been let out of its crib,
Wandering, crawling here and there,
Touching every corner,
Exploring every crevice,
Traveling at the speed of light from birth.
I WONDER if light received the command that God gave all his other creations,
"Be fruitful, and multiply…"
I WONDER if there was a mommy and daddy light that birthed other lights?
I WONDER if red light kissed blue to birth purple,
I WONDER if yellow light kissed red to birth orange,
I WONDER if blue light kissed yellow to birth green,
Just as Adam kissed Eve to beget Cain and Abel,
Just as Abraham kissed Sarah to beget Isaac,
Just as Isaac kissed Rachel to beget Joseph,
I WONDER if the lights became fruitful and multiplied by God’s word,
Until all the colors of the rainbow,
Until all the colors of the universe were born?
I WONDER…
I WONDER if the stage of our universe was silent or loud during creation?
Was it full of music and praise?
Or was it solemn and reverent?
Was there a chorus of angels singing and harmonizing with creation?
Or did they watch in silent awe?
I WONDER if all the other heavenly beings were watching?
I WONDER if they all gathered to see this at a designated time?
I WONDER if God invited them all to this premiere showing?
If God took a whole day to create light,
How spectacular it must have been.
I look forward to the day,
Sitting next to Jesus,
Holding His hand,
As He points into the sky to show me,
“Look there child, purple is being born again…”
“Look there child, red is coming into being again…”
“Look there…”
“And there…”
“Over there…”
A private light show of creation,
With just me and Jesus,
When the world is made new again.
But that wasn’t all of it.
“God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness.”
I WONDER what it looked like to separate the light from the darkness?
I WONDER how many hours the lights danced, kissed and multiplied before God decided to separate light from darkness?
Did he sweep His arm across the sky and push the light to one side?
Did he call out to His little lights saying “Come, Follow Me little ones”,
Did the lights flock together like sheep to a shepherd?
Did the lights hear their shepherd's voice and move like a thousand fold flock?
I WONDER if it was a wave of light gathering from the east to the west as far as the eye can see,
Every light from a million light years away,
Coming to the call of their Creator,
Herding to the call of their Shepherd,
I WONDER what that scene looked like,
Was it a current of moving lights,
Swirling,
Blending,
Bending,
Moving to the voice of their Master,
I WONDER how beautiful it must have been,
I WONDER…
I WONDER how it must have felt to be divided into two teams,
Like two teams being selected on a football field,
To play the game of the universe that God created,
To follow God’s rules,
In perfect harmony with God’s will,
To each take turns having the ball,
One called Day,
The other called Night,
I WONDER…
"And there was an evening, and there was a morning, the first day."
"Dear Heavenly Father,
May I keep WONDERING who You are,
Deeper into Your WONDER,
Deeper into Your awe,
Deeper into Your majesty.
May I always remember who You are,
My Creator,
My King,
My Counselor,
My Father.
My I abide in You always,
Every breathe,
Every thought,
Every heartbeat,
Every word.
My I be a delight to You as Your creation,
As Your image bearer,
As Your light,
As Your servant,
As Your friend,
As Your child.
In Jesus name Amen."
Remember that the God who created the universe,
Knows how to run your business,
Your family, health, schedule, priorities, finances better than you.
This year, LET God be God over your life.
Let go of the wheel.
Cheers to being in WONDER about the first day of creation AND letting God be God over your life!
