In the very beginning there was nothing but blackness. Endless, deep, thick, measureless blackness. Blackness like none of us know or will ever know. A place completely and totally devoid of light. A place where there was no change, no seasons, no sun, no moon, no stars, no shadow, no contrast, no sunrise, no sunset, no shade and no time. Then... there was a fateful conversation between The Three that changed everything. God said "Let's Create...". And so our home was born. This giant spherical rock we know as earth began as nothing but an uncharted water planet. A huge, deep, vast linking plane of water upon water. Out of the three that conversed it was the Son that chose to be the one to make this world. While the Father watched and the Spirit of God hovered over the lifeless dark waters, it was the Son that spoke the words that changed everything. In the total, supreme, majestic and unchallenged authority that He held - the words "Let there be Light" was uttered. And there was light. This is the first scene of our world. Out of all the planets in the universe ours is the only water planet.
We can search high and low using all our cleverness and invention yet to date we haven't found another planet suited to support life. All the others are simply giant floating rocks and spherical gas spheres made for one purpose... decoration in the dark, inky blackness of a universe that has no end. This place we call Earth is special because the Son made it special. He made it special because you are special. He fell in love with this place and all His creation the very moment He dreamed everything we see, know, touch and feel. He is the light bringer. But sadly, this place once again fell into darkness when we - the creation - sinned and chose to do things on our own. You see, without Him there was and is no light. Just turn on your TV and you'll see that darkness spreads across the globe like a cancer. Greed, Lust, Corruption, Selfishness and Death. Like an unchecked plague of disease - darkness blinds, deceives, suffocates and kills all we know and see that is good. The One who made this place saw the darkness creeping across His masterpiece and He knew immediately who it was that needed to fix it. We couldn't and He knew that. The only way to defeat the darkness had to be one who was stronger than the darkness. So the Creator set down His rightful crown beside His Father to wear a very different crown...
A crown of sharp pain, shame, loneliness, rejection, sin and death. He chose to wear a crown made from the darkness, from all the worst that this place had become. He chose that path of darkness... for you. He could have just screwed up all that He made like an artist crumples up an unwanted sketch - but He didn't. Because of His immense love He said "I'll go. I'll fix this". And so the Creator came back as one of us to teach us, lead us, heal us - then ultimately to die and rise again for us to show us true love and real life. He came back to die for you to bring you into what He made and always intended... relationship in the light. He's actually never stopped bringing light. That's what He does and always will do. So if your life is darkness right now and the blackness is surrounding and suffocating you - call out to the One who made everything. Call out to the one who made the vast expanse of space, the One who breathed this planet we know into existence and the One who formed you and knew you long before your very conception. Call out to the God of water, fire, wind and earth. Call out to the One who brings light to the darkness. Call out to Him because He wants to save you. It's one of the best things He is... A Saviour. He has many names but we call Him JESUS. You are loved.
We can search high and low using all our cleverness and invention yet to date we haven't found another planet suited to support life. All the others are simply giant floating rocks and spherical gas spheres made for one purpose... decoration in the dark, inky blackness of a universe that has no end. This place we call Earth is special because the Son made it special. He made it special because you are special. He fell in love with this place and all His creation the very moment He dreamed everything we see, know, touch and feel. He is the light bringer. But sadly, this place once again fell into darkness when we - the creation - sinned and chose to do things on our own. You see, without Him there was and is no light. Just turn on your TV and you'll see that darkness spreads across the globe like a cancer. Greed, Lust, Corruption, Selfishness and Death. Like an unchecked plague of disease - darkness blinds, deceives, suffocates and kills all we know and see that is good. The One who made this place saw the darkness creeping across His masterpiece and He knew immediately who it was that needed to fix it. We couldn't and He knew that. The only way to defeat the darkness had to be one who was stronger than the darkness. So the Creator set down His rightful crown beside His Father to wear a very different crown...
A crown of sharp pain, shame, loneliness, rejection, sin and death. He chose to wear a crown made from the darkness, from all the worst that this place had become. He chose that path of darkness... for you. He could have just screwed up all that He made like an artist crumples up an unwanted sketch - but He didn't. Because of His immense love He said "I'll go. I'll fix this". And so the Creator came back as one of us to teach us, lead us, heal us - then ultimately to die and rise again for us to show us true love and real life. He came back to die for you to bring you into what He made and always intended... relationship in the light. He's actually never stopped bringing light. That's what He does and always will do. So if your life is darkness right now and the blackness is surrounding and suffocating you - call out to the One who made everything. Call out to the one who made the vast expanse of space, the One who breathed this planet we know into existence and the One who formed you and knew you long before your very conception. Call out to the God of water, fire, wind and earth. Call out to the One who brings light to the darkness. Call out to Him because He wants to save you. It's one of the best things He is... A Saviour. He has many names but we call Him JESUS. You are loved.
